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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 272

[FRL–5935–7]

Louisiana: Final Authorization and

Incorporation by Reference of State

Hazardous Waste Management

Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Immediate final rule.

SUMMARY: Louisiana has revised its

hazardous waste program under the

Resource Conservation and Recovery

Act (RCRA). The EPA has reviewed

Louisiana’s changes to its program and

has made a decision, subject to public

review and comment, that Louisiana’s

hazardous waste program revisions

satisfy all of the requirements necessary

to qualify for final authorization. Unless

adverse written comments are received

during the review and comment period

provided for public participation in this

process, EPA’s decision to approve

Louisiana’s hazardous waste program

revisions will take effect as provided

below. Louisiana’s program revisions

are available for public review and

comment.

The EPA uses part 272 of Title 40

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to

provide notice of the authorization

status of State programs, and to

incorporate by reference EPA’s approval

of those provisions of the State statutes

and regulations that EPA will enforce

under RCRA Sections 3008, 3013 and

7003. Thus, EPA intends to codify the

Louisiana authorized State program in

40 CFR part 272. The purpose of this

action is to incorporate by reference

EPA’s approval of Louisiana’s base

hazardous waste program and its

revisions to that program.

DATES: Final authorization for

Louisiana’s program revisions shall be

effective March 16, 1998 unless EPA

publishes a prior FR action withdrawing

this immediate final rule. All comments

on Louisiana’s program revisions must

be received by the close of business

February 12, 1998. The incorporation of

certain publications listed in the

regulations is approved by the Director

of the Federal Register as of March 16,

1998 in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a)

and 1 CFR part 51.

ADDRESSES: Copies of Louisiana’s

program revisions and materials EPA

used in evaluating the revisions are

available for inspection and copying

from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday

through Friday, at the following

addresses. Louisiana Department of

Environmental Quality, H.B. Garlock

Building, 7290 Bluebonnet, Baton

Rouge, Louisiana 70810, Phone number:

(504) 765–0617; EPA Region 6 Library,

12th Floor, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas,

Texas 75202–2733, Phone number: (214)

665–6444. Written comments referring

to Docket Number LA97–2 should be

sent to Alima Patterson, Region 6

Authorization Coordinator, Grants and

Authorization Section (6PD–G),

Multimedia Planning and Permitting

Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross

Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733,

Phone number: (214) 665–8533.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alima Patterson, Region 6 Authorization

Coordinator, Grants and Authorization

Section (6PD–G), Multimedia Planning

and Permitting Division, EPA Region 6,

1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–

2733, Phone number: (214) 665–8533.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Authorization of State Initiated

Changes

A. Background

States with final authorization under

Section 3006(b) of the RCRA, 42 U.S.C.

6926(b), have a continuing obligation to

maintain a hazardous waste program

that is equivalent to, consistent with,

and no less stringent than the Federal

hazardous waste program. In addition,

as an interim measure, the Hazardous

and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984

(Pub. L. 98–616, November 8, 1984,

hereinafter HSWA) allow States to

revise their programs to become

substantially equivalent instead of

equivalent to RCRA requirements

promulgated under HSWA authority.

States exercising the latter option

receive ‘‘interim authorization’’ for the

HSWA requirements under section

3006(g) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6926(g), and

later apply for final authorization for the

HSWA requirements.

Revisions to State hazardous waste

programs are necessary when Federal or

State statutory or regulatory authority is

modified or when certain other changes

occur. Most commonly, State program

revisions are necessitated by changes to

EPA’s regulations in 40 CFR parts 124,

260 through 266, 268, 270, 273, and 279.

B. Louisiana

Louisiana initially received final

authorization to implement its base

hazardous waste program on January 24,

1985, effective February 7, 1985 (50 FR

3348). In 1987, Louisiana renumbered

the Louisiana Hazardous Waste

Regulations (LHWR) and codified them

in the Louisiana Administrative Code,

Title 33, Part V, Hazardous Waste and

Hazardous Materials. Louisiana received

final authorization for revisions to its

program on November 28, 1989,

effective January 29, 1990 (54 FR

48889), on August 26, 1991, effective

October 25, 1991 (56 FR 41958) as

corrected October 15, 1991 (56 FR

51762); November 7, 1994, effective

January 23, 1995 (59 FR 55368) as

corrected April 11, 1995 (60 FR 18360);

December 23, 1994, effective March 8,

1995 (59 FR 66200); October 17, 1995,

effective January 2, 1996 (60 FR 53704

and 60 FR 53707); and March 28, 1996,

effective June 11, 1996 (61 FR 13777).

With respect to today’s document,

Louisiana has made conforming changes

to make its regulations internally

consistent relative to the revisions made

for the above listed authorizations.

Louisiana has also changed its

regulations to make them more

consistent with the Federal

requirements. The EPA has reviewed

these changes and has made an

immediate final decision subject to

public review and comment in

accordance with 40 CFR 271.21(b)(3)),

that Louisiana’s hazardous waste

program revisions satisfy all of the

requirements necessary to qualify for

final authorization. Consequently, EPA

intends to grant final authorization for

the additional program modifications to

Louisiana’s hazardous waste program.

As explained in the Proposed Rule

section of today’s FR, the public may

submit written comments on EPA’s

immediate final decision until February

12, 1998. Copies of Louisiana’s program

revisions are available for inspection

and copying at the locations indicated

in the ADDRESSES section of this

document.

Approval of Louisiana’s program

revision shall become effective in 75

days unless an adverse comment

pertaining to the State’s revision

discussed in this notice is received by

the end of the comment period. If an

adverse comment is received EPA will

publish either (1) a withdrawal of the

immediate final decision or (2) a notice

containing a response to comments

which either affirms that the immediate

final decision takes effect or reverses the

decision.

Louisiana will be authorized to carry

out, in lieu of the Federal program, the

following State-initiated changes to

provisions of the State’s program, which

are analogous to the indicated RCRA

provisions found at Title 40 of the Code

of Federal Regulations, as of July, 1993,

unless otherwise stated. The Louisiana

provisions are from the Louisiana

Administrative Code (LAC), Title 33,

Part V, Hazardous Waste and Hazardous
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Materials, as amended through June,

1995, unless otherwise stated.

State requirement Federal requirement

105.A ......................................................................................................................... RCRA § 3010(a).

105.D.43 introductory paragraph and D.43.a-.e ....................................................... 261.4(a)(1)-(5).

109 ‘‘Designated facility’’, as amended through March 1996 .................................. 260.10 ‘‘Designated facility’’.

109 ‘‘Existing facilities’’ ............................................................................................. 260.10 ‘‘Existing facility’’.

109 ‘‘Partial Closure’’ ................................................................................................ 260.10 ‘‘Partial closure’’.

109 ‘‘Solid Waste’’, as amended through March, 1996 ........................................... 261.2.

111 ............................................................................................................................ 260.3.

305.A, as amended through March, 1996 ................................................................ 270.1(c).

305.D.1.a ................................................................................................................... 264.1(c), 270.60(a).

305.E ......................................................................................................................... 270.1(c)(4).

309.L.3.b, as amended through March, 1996 .......................................................... 270.30(l)(2)(ii)(A)&(B).

309.L.7 ...................................................................................................................... 270.30(l)(6).

317.C ......................................................................................................................... 260.2(a).

319 ............................................................................................................................ 270.12.

321.C.2.i, as amended through March, 1996 ........................................................... 270.42(b)(iv)(6)(A)(1)&(2).

323.B, as amended through March, 1996 ................................................................ 270.41, 124.5.

507.A ......................................................................................................................... 270.11(a)(1).

509 ............................................................................................................................ 270.11(b).

517.T.2.b.vi ............................................................................................................... 270.14(b)(11)(iv)(C)(2).

523, except 523.G .................................................................................................... 270.16.

532 ............................................................................................................................ 270.26.

706, as amended through March, 1996 ................................................................... 270.29.

903.A ......................................................................................................................... Part 262, Appendix.

903.C ......................................................................................................................... 262.22.

905.A.4 ...................................................................................................................... 264.71(a)(4).

907.B ......................................................................................................................... 264.72(b).

909.G ........................................................................................................................ 264.76(g).

911 ............................................................................................................................ 262.20(a).

1101.B ....................................................................................................................... 262.10(c).

1105.A ....................................................................................................................... 262.12(b).

1105.C ....................................................................................................................... 262.12(c).

1107.A&B .................................................................................................................. Part 262, Appendix.

1107.C ....................................................................................................................... 262.22.

1109.E.5 & E.6 .......................................................................................................... 262.34(c)(2).

1111.B.2, as amended April 20, 1991 ...................................................................... 262.41(b).

1501.C.10 .................................................................................................................. 264.1(g)(3).

1529.B.1 .................................................................................................................... 264.73(b)(1)–(2).

1529.D.6 .................................................................................................................... 264.75(g).

1903.A ....................................................................................................................... 264.191(a).

1903.B ....................................................................................................................... 264.191(b)–(d).

1905.A–.G ................................................................................................................. 264.192(a)–(g).

1907 .......................................................................................................................... 264.193.

1909.A–.C ................................................................................................................. 264.194(a)–(c).

1911 .......................................................................................................................... 264.195(a)–(d).

1913 .......................................................................................................................... 264.196.

1915.A–.C ................................................................................................................. 264.197(a)–(c).

2117 .......................................................................................................................... 264.178.

2309.A ....................................................................................................................... 264.254(a).

2315.A ....................................................................................................................... 264.258(a).

2603.F.1 .................................................................................................................... 264.553(f)(1).

2719 .......................................................................................................................... 264.280.

2911.A ....................................................................................................................... 264.228(a)(1).

2911.D.2 .................................................................................................................... 264.228(c)(2).

3105.A., as amended November 21, 1988 .............................................................. 264.340(a)(1)&(2).

3107 .......................................................................................................................... 264.341.

3111.A ....................................................................................................................... 264.343 introductory paragraph and 264.343(a).

3121 .......................................................................................................................... 264.351.

3301.B ....................................................................................................................... 264.90(a)(2).

3315.A introductory paragraph ................................................................................. 264.97(a).

3501.C ....................................................................................................................... 264.110(b).

3525 .......................................................................................................................... 264.119.

3707.A.3.b ................................................................................................................. 264.143(a)(3)(ii).

3707.A.5 .................................................................................................................... 264.143(a)(5).

3707.B.3.b ................................................................................................................. 264.143(b)(3)(ii).

3707.C.1 .................................................................................................................... 264.143(c)(1).

3707.F.1 introductory paragraph .............................................................................. 264.143(f)(1) introductory paragraph.

3707.H ....................................................................................................................... 264.143(h).

3711 introductory paragraph ..................................................................................... 264.145 introductory paragraph.

3711.A.3.b ................................................................................................................. 264.145(a)(3)(ii).

3711.A.5 .................................................................................................................... 264.145(a)(5).

3711.B.4(b) ............................................................................................................... 264.145(b)(4)(ii).
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3711.C.1 .................................................................................................................... 264.145(c)(1).

3711.C.5 .................................................................................................................... 264.145(c)(5).

3711.D.9 .................................................................................................................... 264.145(d)(9).

3711.F.1 introductory paragraph .............................................................................. 264.145(f)(1) introductory paragraph.

3711.F.11 introductory paragraph ............................................................................ 264.145(f)(11) introductory paragraph.

3711.H ....................................................................................................................... 264.145(h).

3715.A.&.B ................................................................................................................ 264.147(a)&(b).

3715.F.1 introductory paragraph .............................................................................. 264.147(f)(1) introductory paragraph.

3715.F.3.c ................................................................................................................. 264.147(f)(3)(iii).

3715.F.6 .................................................................................................................... 264.147(f)(6).

3715.G introductory paragraph ................................................................................. 264.147(g)(1).

3715.G.1 ................................................................................................................... 264.147(g)(1)(i)&(ii).

3715.H–.J .................................................................................................................. 264.147(h)–(j).

3715.K ....................................................................................................................... 264.147(k).

3719.A ....................................................................................................................... 264.151(a).

3719.C–.E ................................................................................................................. 264.151(c)–(e).

4101 .......................................................................................................................... 261.6(a)(1).

4103 .......................................................................................................................... 261.6(b)&(c).

4105.A ....................................................................................................................... 261.6(a)(1).

4105.B.8–.14 ............................................................................................................. 261.6(a)(3)(v)–(ix).

4111 .......................................................................................................................... 261.6(a)(1).

4115.C, as amended through March, ....................................................................... 261.6(d).

4137 .......................................................................................................................... 261.6(a)(2).

4139.A.2, except 4139.A.2.b&c ................................................................................ 266.20(b).

4139.B.1 .................................................................................................................... 266.21.

4139.B.2, as amended through March, 1996 ........................................................... 266.22.

4139.B.3, as amended through March, .................................................................... 266.23(a).

4145 .......................................................................................................................... 266, Subpart G.

4301.H ....................................................................................................................... 270.70(b).

4302 .......................................................................................................................... 270.71.

4353 .......................................................................................................................... 265.71.

4355 .......................................................................................................................... 265.72.

4371.A.4 Comment ................................................................................................... 265.92(a)(4) Comment.

4375.A.1 .................................................................................................................... 265.94(a)(1).

4389.E ....................................................................................................................... 265.117(d).

4393 .......................................................................................................................... 465.119.

4399.A.7 .................................................................................................................... 265.141(f).

4401.C ....................................................................................................................... 265.142(c).

4403.B.4.b ................................................................................................................. 265.143(b)(4)(ii).

4403.D.5 .................................................................................................................... 265.143(d)(5).

4403.E.1, as amended March 20, 1990 ................................................................... 265.143(e)(1).

4403.G ...................................................................................................................... 265.143(g).

4405 .......................................................................................................................... 265.144.

4407.C.9 .................................................................................................................... 265.143(c)(9).

4407.G ...................................................................................................................... 265.145(g).

4411.F.1 .................................................................................................................... 265.147(f)(1).

4433 .......................................................................................................................... 265.191.

4435 .......................................................................................................................... 265.192.

4437 .......................................................................................................................... 265.193.

4439.C ....................................................................................................................... 265.194(c).

4440 .......................................................................................................................... 265.195.

4443 .......................................................................................................................... 265.198.

4445 .......................................................................................................................... 265.200.

4461 .......................................................................................................................... 265.230.

4475.B ....................................................................................................................... 265.258(b).

4477 .......................................................................................................................... 265.270.

4479.A ....................................................................................................................... 265.272(a).

4489.D ....................................................................................................................... 265.280(d).

4501.A ....................................................................................................................... 265.310(a).

4501.B.3 .................................................................................................................... 265.310(a)(1).

4501.B.4–.B.7 ........................................................................................................... 265.310(a)(2)–(5).

4501.D.1 .................................................................................................................... 265.310(b)(1).

4501.D.4–.5 ............................................................................................................... 265.310(b)(3) and (4).

4501.D.7 .................................................................................................................... 265.310(b)(5).

4503.A.1 .................................................................................................................... 265.312(a)(1).

4535 .......................................................................................................................... 265.400.

4555 through 4557 .................................................................................................... 265.1033 and 265.1034.

4561.A–.C ................................................................................................................. 265.1050(a)–(c).

4561.D ....................................................................................................................... 265.1050(d).

4563 .......................................................................................................................... 265.1051.

4565 through 4589 .................................................................................................... 265.1052 through 265.1064.

4591 through 4601 .................................................................................................... 265, Subpart W.

4901.D.3, as amended September 20, 1994 ........................................................... 261.33(c).

4901.G, Table 6, as amended through March, 1996 ............................................... 261, Appendix VII.
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State requirement Federal requirement

4907 .......................................................................................................................... 261, subpart B.

Chapter 49, introductory paragraph to Appendix A, as amended through March,

1996

Part 261, Appendix III introductory paragraph.

Chapter 49, Appendix D, as amended through March, 1996 .................................. Part 261, Appendix I—Representative Sampling Methods.

In addition to the above listed

changes, EPA is authorizing changes to

the following State provisions. These

provisions do not have a direct analog

in the Federal RCRA regulations.

However, none of these provisions are

considered broader in scope than the

Federal program. This is so because

these provisions were either previously

authorized as part of Louisiana’s base

authorization or have been added to

make the State’s regulations internally

consistent with changes made for the

other authorizations listed in the first

paragraph of this section. EPA has

reviewed these provisions and has

determined that they are consistent with

and no less stringent than the Federal

requirements. Additionally, this

authorization does not affect the status

of State permits and those permits

issued by EPA because no new

substantive requirements are a part of

these revisions. The Louisiana

provisions are from LAC, Title 33, part

V, Hazardous Waste and Hazardous

Materials, as amended through June

1995.

STATE REQUIREMENT

105.J.1 ................................................................................ 305.C.10 .................... 913.A–.D ................... 919 ............................ 923

1519.B.5 ............................................................................. 1521 .......................... 2305 .......................... 2309.B.4 .................... 2503.K.3

4029.C ................................................................................ 4029.D ....................... 4109 .......................... 4373.K.4 ....................

Louisiana is not authorized to operate

the Federal program on Indian lands.

This authority remains with EPA.

C. Decision

I conclude that Louisiana’s program

revisions meet all of the statutory and

regulatory requirements established by

RCRA. Accordingly, Louisiana is

granted final authorization to operate its

hazardous waste program as revised

assuming no adverse comments are

received, as discussed above.

Louisiana now has responsibility for

permitting treatment, storage, and

disposal facilities within its borders and

carrying out the aspects of the RCRA

program described in its revised

program application, subject to the

limitations of the HSWA. Louisiana also

will have primary enforcement

responsibilities, although EPA retains

the right to conduct inspections under

Section 3007 of RCRA and to take

enforcement actions under Section

3008, 3013 and 7003 of RCRA.

II. Incorporation by Reference

A. Background

The EPA provides both, notice of its

approval of State programs in 40 CFR

part 272 and incorporates by reference

therein the State statutes and

regulations that EPA will enforce under

sections 3008, 3013 and 7003 of RCRA.

This effort will provide clearer notice to

the public of the scope of the authorized

program in Louisiana. Such notice is

particularly important in light of

HSWA, (PL 98–616). Revisions to State

hazardous waste programs are necessary

when Federal statutory or regulatory

authority is modified. Because HSWA

extensively amended RCRA, State

programs must be modified to reflect

those amendments. By incorporating by

reference the authorized Louisiana

program and by amending the CFR

whenever a new or different set of

requirements is authorized in Louisiana,

the status of Federally approved

requirements of the Louisiana program

will be readily discernible.

The Agency will only enforce those

provisions of the Louisiana hazardous

waste management program for which

authorization approval has been granted

by EPA which, by that approval, now

act in lieu of similar federal regulations

under RCRA section 3006 (b). This

document incorporates by reference

provisions of State hazardous waste

statutes and regulations and clarifies

which of these provisions are included

in the authorized and Federally

enforceable program. Concerning

HSWA, some State requirements may be

similar to HSWA requirements that are

in effect under Federal statutory

authority in that State. However, a

State’s HSWA-type requirements are not

authorized and will not be codified into

the CFR until the Regional

Administrator publishes his final

decision to authorize the State for

specific HSWA requirements. Until

such time, EPA will enforce the HSWA

requirements and not the State

analogues.

B. Louisiana Authorized Hazardous

Waste Program

To incorporate by reference the

Louisiana authorized hazardous waste

program, EPA intends to add subpart T

to 40 CFR part 272. The State statutes

and regulations are incorporated by

reference at 40 CFR 272.951(b)(1) and

the Memorandum of Agreement, the

Attorney General’s Statement and the

Program Description are referenced at

40 CFR 272.951(b)(5), (b)(6) and (b)(7),

respectively.

The Agency retains the authority

under sections 3007, 3008, 3013 and

7003 of RCRA to undertake enforcement

actions in authorized States. With

respect to such an enforcement action,

the Agency will rely on Federal

sanctions, Federal inspection

authorities, and the Federal

Administrative Procedure Act rather

than the authorized State analogues to

these requirements. Therefore, the

Agency does not intend to incorporate

by reference for purposes of

enforcement such particular, authorized

Louisiana enforcement authorities.

Section 272.951(b)(2) of 40 CFR lists

those authorized Louisiana authorities

that are part of the authorized program

but are not incorporated by reference.

The public also needs to be aware that

some provisions of the State’s hazardous

waste management program are not part

of the Federally authorized State

program. These nonauthorized

provisions include: (1) Provisions that

are not part of the RCRA Subtitle C

program because they are ‘‘broader in

scope’’ than RCRA Subtitle C (40 CFR

271.1(i)); (2) Unauthorized amendments

to State provisions previously reviewed

and approved by EPA.

State provisions which are ‘‘broader

in scope’’ than the Federal program are

not incorporated by reference for

purposes of enforcement in 40 CFR part
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272. Section 272.951(b)(3) of 40 CFR

lists for reference and clarity the

Louisiana statutory and regulatory

provisions which are ‘‘broader in scope’’

than the Federal program and which are

not, therefore, part of the authorized

program being incorporated by

reference. ‘‘Broader in scope’’

provisions will not be enforced by EPA;

the State, however, will continue to

enforce such provisions.

Louisiana’s hazardous waste

regulations include amendments which

have not been approved by EPA. Since

EPA cannot enforce a State’s

requirements which have not been

reviewed and approved according to the

Agency’s authorization standards, it is

important that EPA clarify any

limitations on the scope of a State’s

approved hazardous waste program.

Thus, in those instances where a State

has made unauthorized amendments to

previously authorized sections of State

code, EPA will provide this clarification

by: (1) Incorporating by reference the

relevant State legal authorities

according to the requirements of the

Office of Federal Register; and (2)

subsequently identifying in

272.951(b)(4) any requirements which

while adopted and incorporated by

reference, are not authorized by EPA,

and therefore are not Federally

enforceable. Thus, notwithstanding the

language in the Louisiana hazardous

waste regulations incorporated by

reference at 272.951(b)(1), EPA would

only enforce the State provisions that

are actually authorized by EPA. For the

convenience of the regulated

community, the actual State regulatory

text authorized by EPA for the citations

listed at 272.951(b)(4) are compiled as a

separate document, Addendum to the

EPA-Approved Louisiana Regulatory

and Statutory Requirements Applicable

to the Hazardous Waste Management

Program, June 1997. This document is

available from U.S. EPA Region 6, 1445

Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733,

Phone number: (214) 665–8533. With

respect to HSWA requirements for

which the State has not yet been

authorized, EPA will continue to

enforce the Federal HSWA standards

until the State receives specific HSWA

authorization from EPA.

C. HSWA Provisions

As noted above, the Agency is not

amending 40 CFR part 272 to include

HSWA requirements and prohibitions

that are immediately effective in

Louisiana and other States. Section

3006(g) of RCRA provides that any

requirement or prohibition of HSWA

(including implementing regulations)

takes effect in authorized States at the

same time that it takes effect in nonauthorized States. Thus, EPA has

immediate authority to implement a

HSWA requirement or prohibition once

it is effective. A HSWA requirement or

prohibition supercedes any less

stringent or inconsistent State provision

which may have been previously

authorized by EPA (50 FR 28702, July

15, 1985).

Because of the vast number of HSWA

statutory and regulatory requirements

taking effect over the next few years,

EPA expects that many previously

authorized and incorporated by

reference State provisions will be

affected. The States are required to

revise their programs to adopt the

HSWA requirements and prohibitions

by the deadlines set forth in 40 CFR

271.21, and then to seek authorization

for those revisions pursuant to 40 CFR

part 271. EPA expects that the States

will be modifying their programs

substantially and repeatedly. Instead of

amending the 40 CFR part 272 every

time a new HSWA provision takes effect

under the authority of RCRA section

3006(g), EPA will wait until the State

receives authorization for its analog to

the new HSWA provision before

amending the State’s 40 CFR part 272

incorporation by reference. In the

interim, persons wanting to know

whether a HSWA requirement or

prohibition is in effect should refer to 40

CFR 271.1(j), as amended, which lists

each such provision.

The incorporation by reference of

State authorized programs in the CFR

should substantially enhance the

public’s ability to discern the current

status of the authorized State program

and clarify the extent of Federal

enforcement authority. This will be

particularly true as more State program

revisions to adopt HSWA provisions are

authorized.

III. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

Title II of the Unfunded Mandates

Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA), P.L. 104–

4, establishes requirements for Federal

agencies to assess the effects of certain

regulatory actions on State, local, and

tribal governments and the private

sector. Under sections 202 and 205 of

the UMRA, EPA generally must prepare

a written statement of economic and

regulatory alternatives analyses for

proposed and final rules with Federal

mandates, as defined by the UMRA, that

may result in expenditures to State,

local, and tribal governments, in the

aggregate, or to the private sector, of

$100 million or more in any one year.

The section 202 and 205 requirements

do not apply to today’s action because

it is not a ‘‘Federal mandate’’ and

because it does not impose annual costs

of $100 million or more.

Today’s rule contains no Federal

mandates for State, local or tribal

governments or the private sector for

two reasons. First, today’s action does

not impose new or additional

enforceable duties on any State, local or

tribal governments or the private sector

because it merely makes federally

enforceable existing requirements with

which regulated entities must already

comply under State law. Second, the

Act also generally excludes from the

definition of a ‘‘Federal mandate’’ duties

that arise from participation in a

voluntary Federal program. The

requirements being authorized and

codified today are the result of

Louisiana’s voluntary participation in

accordance with RCRA Subtitle C.

Even if today’s rule did contain a

Federal mandate, this rule will not

result in annual expenditures of $100

million or more for State, local, and/or

tribal governments in the aggregate, or

the private sector because today’s action

merely codifies an existing State

program that EPA previously

authorized. Thus, today’s rule is not

subject to the requirements of sections

202 and 205 of the UMRA.

The requirements of section 203 of

UMRA also do not apply to today’s

action. Before EPA establishes any

regulatory requirements that may

significantly or uniquely affect small

governments, including tribal

governments, section 203 of UMRA

requires EPA to develop a small

government agency plan. This rule

contains no regulatory requirements that

might significantly or uniquely affect

small governments. The Agency

recognizes that although small

governments may be hazardous waste

generators, transporters, or own and/or

operate Treatment, storage, and Disposal

Facilities (TSDFs), this codification

incorporates into the CFR Louisiana’s

requirements which have already been

authorized by EPA under 40 CFR part

271 and, thus, small governments are

not subject to any additional significant

or unique requirements by virtue of this

authorization and codification.

IV. Certification Under the Regulatory

Flexibility Act

The EPA has determined that this

authorization and codification will not

have a significant economic impact on

a substantial number of small entities.

Such small entities which are hazardous

waste generators, transporters, or which

own and/or operate TSDFs are already

subject to the state requirements

authorized by EPA under 40 CFR part

271. The EPA’s authorization and
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codification does not impose any

additional burdens on these small

entities. This is because EPA’s

codification would simply result in an

administrative change, rather than a

change in the substantive requirements

imposed on small entities.

Therefore, EPA provides the following

certification under the Regulatory

Flexibility Act, as amended by the

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement

Fairness Act. Pursuant to the provision

at 5 U.S.C. 605(b), I hereby certify that

this codification will not have a

significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

This codification incorporates

Louisiana’s requirements which have

been authorized by EPA under 40 CFR

Part 271 into the CFR. It does not

impose any new burdens on small

entities. This rule, therefore, does not

require a regulatory flexibility analysis.

V. Submission to Congress and the

General Accounting Office

Under 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A) as added

by the Small Business Regulatory

Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, EPA

submitted 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 General Accounting

Office prior to publication of the rule in

today’s Federal Register. This rule is

not a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5

U.S.C. 804(2).

VI. Compliance With Executive Order

12866

The Office of Management and Budget

has exempted this rule from the

requirements of section 6 of Executive

Order 12866.

VII. Paperwork Reduction Act

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act,

44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., Federal agencies

must consider the paperwork burden

imposed by any information request

contained in a proposed rule or a final

rule. This rule will not impose any

information requirements upon the

regulated community.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 272

Environmental Protection,

Administrative practice and procedure,

Confidential business information,

Hazardous waste transportation,

Hazardous waste, Incorporation by

reference, Indian lands,

Intergovernmental relations, Penalties,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Water pollution control,

Water supply.

Authority

This document 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: December 10, 1997.

Lynda F. Carroll,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region, VI.

40 CFR part 272 is amended as

follows:

PART 272—APPROVED STATE

HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

PROGRAMS

The authority citation for part 272

continues to read as follows:

Authority: Sections 2002(a), 3006, and

7004(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as

amended by the Resource Conservation and

Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, 42 U.S.C.

6912(a), 6926, and 6974(b).

2. Subpart T is amended by adding

§ 272.951 to read as follows:

§ 272.951 Louisiana State-Administered

Program: Final Authorization.

(a) Pursuant to section 3006(b) of

RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6926(b), Louisiana has

final authorization for the following

elements as submitted to EPA in

Louisiana’s base program application for

final authorizations which was

approved by EPA effective on February

7, 1985. Subsequent program revision

applications were approved effective on

January 29, 1990, October 25, 1991,

January 23, 1995, March 8, 1995,

January 2, 1996, June 11, 1996 and

March 16, 1998.

State Statutes and Regulations

(1) The Louisiana statutes and

regulations cited in this paragraph are

incorporated by reference as part of the

hazardous waste management program

under Subtitle C of RCRA, 42 U.S.C.

6921 et seq.

(i) EPA Approved Louisiana Statutory

Requirements Applicable to the

Hazardous Waste Management Program,

dated June, 1997.

(ii) EPA Approved Louisiana

Regulatory Requirements Applicable to

the Hazardous Waste Management

Program, dated June, 1997.

(2) The following statutes and

regulations concerning State procedures

and enforcement, although not

incorporated by reference, are part of

the authorized State program:

(i) Louisiana Statutes Annotated,

Revised Statutes, 1989, Volume 17B,

Subtitle II of Title 30, Louisiana

Environmental Quality Act, 1989:

Chapter 2, Sections 2011.A(1)&(2),

2011.B, 2011.C (except 2011.C(1)(a)),

2011.D (introductory paragraph),

2011.D(1)–(3), 2011.D(5)–(9),

2011.D(13)–(15), 2011.D(17)&(18),

2011.D(21) (except 2011.D(21)(e)),

2011.D(22), 2011.E–.G, 2012 (except

2012.F(4) and 2012.G), 2013, 2014.A,

2019.A&.B, 2020 through 2021, 2023,

2024.B–.C, 2025.A–.D, 2025.E(2)–(5),

2025.F (introductory paragraph),

2025.F(1)–(4), 2025.G–.I, 2026, 2027.C,

2028, 2029, 2033, 2037; Chapter 3,

Sections 2054.B(1), 2054.B(2)(a);

Chapter 9, sections 2174, 2175, 2180.A

(introductory paragraph), 2180.A(2)–(8),

2180.B–.C, 2181–2182, 2183.C, 2183.F,

2183.G (except 2183.G(3)), 2183.H,

2186, 2187, 2188.A, 2188.C, 2189,

2190.A–.D, 2191.A–.C, 2192.A, 2192.B

(except 2192.B(4)), 2192.C, 2196, 2199

through 2200, 2203.B–.C, 2204.A(2), and

2204.B.

(ii) Louisiana Statutes Annotated,

Revised Statutes, 1992 Cumulative

Annual Pocket Part, Volume 17B,

Subtitle II of Title 30, Louisiana

Environmental Quality Act: Chapter 2,

section 2011.C(1)(a), 2011.D(21)(e),

2012.F(4), 2012.G, 2018, 2019.C, 2022

(except the first sentence of 2022.A),

2024.A&.D, 2025.E(1), 2025.J,

2027.A&.B; Chapter 9, sections

2180.A(1), 2183.G(3), 2192.B(4).

(iii) Louisiana Administrative Code,

Title 33, Part V, Hazardous Waste and

Hazardous Materials, Amendments

through June 1995: Chapter 1, sections

101, 107.A–.C; Chapter 3, Sections

301.A&.B, 311.A, 311.C, 315

(introductory paragraph), 323.B.3;

Chapter 5, Section 503; Chapter 7,

Sections 703, 705 and 707 through 721.

(iv) Louisiana Administrative Code,

Title 33, Part V, Hazardous Waste and

Hazardous Materials, Amendments for

July 1995—March 1996: Chapter 3,

Section 323.B.4.d. & e.

(3) The following statutory and

regulatory provisions are broader in

scope than the Federal program, are not

part of the authorized program, and are

not incorporated by reference:

(i) Louisiana Statutes Annotated,

Revised Statutes, 1989, Volume 17B,

Subtitle II of Title 30, Louisiana

Environmental Quality Act, 1989:

Chapter 2, sections 2014.B.–D.

(ii) Louisiana Statutes Annotated,

Revised Statutes, 1992 Cumulative

Annual Pocket Part, Volume 17B,

Subtitle II of Title 30, Louisiana

Environmental Quality Act: Sections

2178 and 2197.

(iii) Louisiana Administrative Code,

Title 33, Part V, Hazardous Waste and

Hazardous Materials, Amendments

through June 1995: 327, 1313, and

Chapter 51.

(4) Unauthorized State Amendments.

The following authorized provisions of
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the Louisiana regulations include

amendments published in the Louisiana

Register that are not approved by EPA.

Such unauthorized amendments are not

part of the State’s authorized program

and are, therefore, not Federally

enforceable. Thus, notwithstanding the

language in the Louisiana hazardous

waste regulations incorporated by

reference at § 272.951(b)(1), EPA will

only enforce the authorized State

provisions with the effective dates

indicated in the table below. The actual

State regulatory text authorized by EPA

for the listed provisions are available as

a separate document, Addendum to the

EPA-Approved Louisiana Regulatory

and Statutory Requirements Applicable

to the Hazardous Waste Management

Program, June, 1997. Copies of the

document can be obtained from EPA

Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas,

Texas 75202–2733, Phone number: (214)

665–8533.

State provision Effective date of authorized provision

Unauthorized state amendments

State reference Effective date

LAC § 109 ‘‘Industrial furnace’’ introductory paragraph ............. November 20, 1988 .................... LR 18:1375 December 20, 1992.

LAC § 303.K.1 (previously LHWR § 3.2(k)(1)) ........................... July 20, 1984 ............................... LR 14:790 November 20, 1988.

LAC § 901 (LHWR § 6.1) ........................................................... March 20, 1984 ........................... LR 20:1000 September 20, 1994.

LAC § 1111.B.1.c (previously LHWR § 7.6(b)(1)) ...................... March 20, 1984 ........................... LR 16:220 March 20, 1990.

LAC § 1113 (previously LHWR § 7.7) ........................................ March 20, 1984 ........................... LR 16:220

LR 20:1000

LR 20:1109

March 20, 1990.

September 20, 1994.

October 20, 1994.

LAC § 2511.B (previously LHWR § 14.6(b)) .............................. March 20, 1984 ........................... LR 16:1057 December 20, 1990.

LAC § 3105.A ............................................................................. November 21, 1988 .................... LR 18:1256

LR 18:1375

LR 20:1000

November 20, 1992.

December 20, 1992.

September 20, 1994.

LAC § 3309 (previously LHWR § 18.5) ...................................... July 20, 1984 ............................... LR 16:614 July 20, 1990.

LAC § 3707.F.1 (previously LHWR 20.4(f)(1)) ........................... August 20, 1987 .......................... LR 18:723 July 20, 1992.

LAC § 3707.F.2 (previously LHWR 20.4(f)(2)) ........................... August 20, 1987 .......................... LR 18:723 July 20, 1992.

LAC § 3711.F.1 .......................................................................... November 21, 1988 .................... LR 18:723 July 20, 1992.

LAC § 3711.F.2 .......................................................................... November 21, 1988 .................... LR 18:723 July 20, 1992.

LAC § 3711.G (previously LHWR 20.4(g)) ................................ March 20, 1984 ........................... LR 18:723 July 20, 1992.

LAC § 3715.F.1 (previously LHWR § 20.8(f)(1)) ........................ March 20, 1984 ........................... LR 18:723 July 20, 1992.

LAC § 4141 ................................................................................ March 20, 1992 ........................... LR 18:1375 December 20, 1992.

LAC § 4307 (previously LHWR § 23.4) ...................................... March 20, 1984 ........................... LR 21:944 September 20, 1995.

LAC § 4397.B ............................................................................. August 20, 1987 .......................... LR 21:266 March 20, 1995.

LAC § 4403.E.1 .......................................................................... March 20, 1990 ........................... LR 18:723 July 20, 1992.

LAC § 4403.E.2 .......................................................................... November 21, 1988 .................... LR 18:723 July 20, 1992.

LAC § 4403.F (previously LHWR § 23.52(f)) ............................. March 20, 1984 ........................... LR 18:723 July 20, 1992.

LAC § 4407.A.12 (previously LHWR § 23.54(a)(12)) ................. March 20, 1984 ........................... LR 13:433

LR 18:723

August 20, 1987.

July 20, 1992.

LAC § 4407.E.1&.2 ..................................................................... August 20, 1987 .......................... LR 18:723 July 20, 1992.

LAC § 4407.F (previously LHWR § 23.54(f)) ............................. March 20, 1984 ........................... LR 18:723 July 20, 1992.

LAC § 4503.B introductory paragraph (previously LHWR

§ 23.102(b)).

March 20, 1984 ........................... LR 16:1057 December 20, 1990.

LAC § 4513.A ............................................................................. March 20, 1990 ........................... LR 18:1375

LR 20:1000

December 20, 1992.

September 20, 1994.

LAC § 4901.D.3 .......................................................................... September 20, 1994 ................... LR 21:266 March 20, 1995.

(5) Memorandum of Agreement. The

Memorandum of Agreement between

EPA Region 6 and the Louisiana

Department of Environmental Quality—

Hazardous Waste Division, signed by

the EPA Regional Administrator on

December 18, 1995, is referenced as part

of the authorized hazardous waste

management program under Subtitle C

of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq.

(6) Statement of Legal Authority.

‘‘Attorney General’s Statement for Final

Authorization’’, signed by the Attorney

General of Louisiana on May 10, 1989

and revisions, supplements and

addenda to that Statement dated May

13, 1991, May 3, 1994, December 2,

1994, May 31, 1995, July 24, 1995, and

November 30, 1995, are referenced as

part of the authorized hazardous waste

management program under Subtitle C

of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq.

(7) Program Description. The Program

Description and any other materials

submitted as part of the original

application or as supplements thereto

are referenced as part of the authorized

hazardous waste management program

under Subtitle C of RCRA, 42 U.S.C.

6921 et seq.

3. Appendix A to Part 272 is amended

by adding in alphabetical order,

‘‘Louisiana’’ and its listing to read as

follows:

Appendix A to Part 272—State

Requirements

Louisiana

The statutory provisions include:

Louisiana Statutes Annotated, Revised

Statutes, 1989, Volume 17B, Subtitle II of

Title 30, Louisiana Environmental Quality

Act, 1989: Chapter 1, sections 2002, 2003,

2004 introductory paragraph, 2004(1)–(8),

2004(10), 2004(13), 2004(14) introductory

paragraph, 2004(14)(a)&(e), 2004(15); Chapter

9, sections 2172, 2173 (except 2173(2),

2173(9) and 2173(11) introductory

paragraph), 2183.A,B,D&E, 2183.I, 2188.B,

2201, 2202, 2203.A, 2204.A(1) and 2204.C.

Louisiana Statutes Annotated, Revised

Statutes, 1992 Cumulative Annual Pocket

Part, Volume 17B, Subtitle II of Title 30,

Louisiana Environmental Quality Act:

Chapter 1, Section 2004(9); Chapter 2,

Section 2022.A first sentence, Chapter 8,

Section 2153(1); Chapter 9, Sections 2173(2)

and 2173(11); Chapter 18, Section 2417.E(5).

Copies of the Louisiana statutes that are

incorporated by reference are available from

West Publishing Company, 610 Opperman

Drive, P.O. Box 64526, St. Paul, Minnesota

55164–0526.

The regulatory provisions include:

Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 33,

Part V, Hazardous Waste and Hazardous

Materials, Amendments through June 1995:

Chapter 1, Sections 103, 105 introductory

paragraph, 105.A–C, 105.D.2–.12, 105.D.13

(except the phrase ‘‘except as * * * process

hazardous waste’’), 105.D.14–.17, 105.D.18

(except the phrase ‘‘except as * * * process

hazardous waste’’), 105.D.19–.32, 105.D.33

(except 105.D.33.c), 105.D.34, 105.D.35,

105.D.37–.42, 105.D.43 (except 105.D.43.f),
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105.D.45–.47, 105.E through 105.I, 105.J.1,

105.K, 105.L; 109 Definitions (except for

‘‘Carbon Regeneration Unit’’, ‘‘Commercial

Boiler’’, ‘‘Commercial Industrial Furnace’’,

‘‘Consignee’’, ‘‘Containment Building’’,

‘‘Designated Facility’’, ‘‘EPA

Acknowledgement of Consent’’, Item 7 of

‘‘Hazardous Waste’’, Item 2 of ‘‘Incinerator’’,

Item 12 of ‘‘Industrial Furnace’’, ‘‘Infrared

Incinerator’’, the phrase ‘‘containment

building’’ in ‘‘Miscellaneous Unit’’, ‘‘Partial

Closure’’, the phrase ‘‘and that is not a

containment building’’ in ‘‘Pile’’, ‘‘Plasma

Arc Incinerator’’, ‘‘Primary Exporter’’,

‘‘Receiving Country’’, ‘‘Sludge Dryer’’, ‘‘Solid

Waste’’, ‘‘Transit Country’’ and ‘‘Waste

Reduction’’), 111; Chapter 3, Sections 303,

305.B–.E, 307, 309 (except 309.L.3.b),

311.B&.E, 313, 315.A–.D, 317, 319, 321

(except 321.C.2.i), 322, 323.A , 323.B

introductory paragraph, 323.B.1, 323.B.2

(except 323.B.2.e), 323.B.4, 325 and 329;

Chapter 5, Sections 501, 505, 507 through

513, 515 (except for 515.25), 516, 517 (except

517.V), 519, 520, 521 through 532, 533

(except 533.B), 534 and 536; Chapter 7,

Section 701; Chapter 9, Sections 901 through

923; Chapter 11, Sections 1101 (except

1101.B&.F), 1103 introductory paragraph,

1103.B (except the phrase ‘‘For the purposes

of compliance with LAC 33:V.Chapter 22,

or’’), 1105, 1107 (except 1107.A.4 and

1107.D.5), 1108, 1109 (except 1109.E.1.d, E.8

and E.9), 1111.A, 1111.B.1 introductory

paragraph (except the phrase ‘‘to a treatment,

storage, or disposal facility within the United

States’’), 1111.B.1.a–.c, 1111.B.1.d (except

the phrase ‘‘within the United States’’),

1111.B.1.e (except the phrase ‘‘within the

United States’’), 1111.B.1.f, 1111.B.2 (except

the phrase ‘‘for a period of at least three years

from the date of the report’’ and the third and

fourth sentences), 1111.C–.D, 1113, 1115

through 1121; Chapter 13, Sections 1301

through 1305, 1307.A introductory paragraph

(except last sentence), 1307.B, 1307.C (except

last sentence), 1307.D, 1307.E (except the

phrase ‘‘and, for exports, an EPA

Acknowledgement of Consent’’ at 1307.E.2),

1307.F (except the phrase ‘‘and, for exports,

an EPA Acknowledgement of Consent’’ at

1307.F.2), 1307.G (except 1307.G.4), 1307.H,

1309, 1311, 1315 through 1323; Chapter 15,

Sections 1501 through 1517, 1519 (except

1519.B.8 and 1519.D), 1521 through 1527,

1529 (except 1529.B.12–.19), 1531; Chapter

17, Sections 1701 through 1745; Chapter 19,

Sections 1901 (except 1901.C&.D), 1903,

1905.A–.G, 1907, 1909.A–.C, 1911, 1913,

1915.A–.C, 1917 and 1919; Chapter 21,

Sections 2101 (except 2101.D), 2103 through

2117; Chapter 23, Sections 2301, 2303

(except 2303.K), 2304 through 2309, 2311

(except the phrase ‘‘the waste and the pile

satisfy all applicable requirements of LAC

33:V.Chapter 22, and’’ at 2311.A), 2313, 2315

and 2317; Chapter 25, Sections 2501, 2503.A

through 2503.J, 2503.K (except 2503.K.1.o),

2503.L–.N, 2504 through 2509, 2511.A

introductory paragraph (except the phrase

‘‘the waste and landfill meet all applicable

requirements of LAC 33:V.Chapter 22, and’’),

2511.A.2 (except the phrase ‘‘or LAC

33:V.4321 for interim status facilities’’),

2511.B, 2513 through 2517, 2519 (except

2519.F), 2521 (except 2521.B.2) and 2523;

Chapter 26, Sections 2601, 2602 and 2603

(except 2603.F.1); Chapter 27, Sections 2701,

2703 (except for 2703.I&.J), 2705 through

2713, 2715 introductory paragraph (except

the phrase ‘‘the waste and the treatment zone

meet all applicable requirements of LAC

33:V.Chapter 22, and’’), 2715.A&.B, 2717

through 2723; Chapter 29, Sections 2901,

2903 (except 2903.I), 2904 through 2911,

2913 introductory paragraph (except the

phrase ‘‘the waste and impoundment satisfy

all applicable requirements of LAC

33:V.Chapter 22, and’’), 2913.A.1, 2913.A.2

(except the phrase ‘‘or for interim status

facilities;’’), 2915 and 2917; Chapter 31,

Sections 3101, 3103 , 3105 (except 3105.D),

3107 through 3121; Chapter 32, sections 3201

through 3207; Chapter 33, Sections 3301,

3303 (except 3303.C&.D), 3305 through 3313,

3315 (except for 3315.K), 3317 through 3322,

3323 (except the phrase ‘‘or its successor

agency’’ at 3323.D) and 3325; Chapter 35,

Sections 3501 through 3505, 3507 (except the

phrase ‘‘1803, 1911’’ at 3507.C), 3509 through

3527; Chapter 37, Sections 3701, 3703, 3705

(except the last sentence of 3705.D), 3707.A–

.F, 3707.G (except the phrase ‘‘and financial

test and guarantee, except that the financial

test and guarantee may not be combined’’ in

the second sentence), 3707.H, 3707.I (except

the phrase ‘‘, and for facilities subject to LAC

33:V.3525 * * * LAC 33:V.3525.B.2’’, and

the two occurrences of the phrase ‘‘or that the

owner or operator has failed * * * LAC

33:V.3525’’), 3709 through 3713, 3715

(except 3715.F.8), 3717 through 3719;

Chapter 40, Sections 4001 through 4025,

4027 (except 4027.C), 4029 through 4093;

Chapter 41, Sections 4101, 4103, 4105

introductory paragraph, 4105.A, 4105.B

(introductory paragraph), 4105.B.1

introductory paragraph (except the phrase

‘‘except that’’), 4105.B.1 (except

4105.B.1.a&.b), 4105.B.2, 4105.B.4–.14,

4105.C, 4105.E, 4107 through 4113, 4115.A

(except the reference ‘‘22,’’), 4115.B, 4137,

4139.A.1, 4139.A.2 (except 4139.A.2.b&.c),

4139.B.1, 4139.B.4, 4143, 4145; Chapter 43,

Sections 4301 (except the last sentence of

4301.E), 4302, 4303 through 4305, 4307

through 4335, 4337 through 4349, 4351

through 4355, 4357 (except 4357.B.8–.14),

4359 through 4365, 4367 through 4375, 4377

(except 4377.B.4), 4379 (except the phrase

‘‘and LAC 33:V.4705’’ at 4379.C), 4381

through 4395, 4397, 4399 (except 4399.A.6.i),

4401, 4403 (except for the phrase ‘‘and after

receiving the certification required under

LAC 33:V.4393.B.2 for facilities subject to

LAC 33:V.4393’’ and the two occurrences of

the phrase ‘‘or that the owner or operator has

failed * * * LAC 33:4393’’ in 4403.H), 4405

through 4411, 4413, 4417 through 4429, 4431

through 4445, 4447 through 4455, 4457.A,

4457.B (except the first occurrence of

4457.B.2), 4459 (except the phrase ‘‘the waste

and impoundment satisfy all applicable

requirements of LAC 33:V.Chapter 22.’’ at

4459.A), 4461, 4462 (except 4462.H), 4463

through 4470, 4471 (except the phrase ‘‘the

waste and pile satisfy all applicable

requirements of LAC 33:V.Chapter 22 and’’),

4472 through 4476, 4477 through 4493, 4495

through 4499, 4501 (except 4501.D.3), 4502,

4503 (except the phrase ‘‘and landfill meet

all applicable requirements of LAC

33:V.Chapter 22, and the waste’’ at 4503.A

introductory paragraph), 4505 through 4509,

4511 introductory paragraph, 4511.A–.D,

4511.E (except the two occurrences of the

reference ‘‘and F’’), 4512, 4513 through 4522,

4523 (except the phrase ‘‘and LAC

33:V.Chapter 30 * * * LAC 33:V.109’’ at the

end of the paragraph), 4525 through 4534,

4535 through 4547, 4549 through 4559, 4561

through 4589, 4591 through 4601; Chapter

49, Sections 4901.A through 4901.F, 4901.G

(except the entries for EPA Hazardous Waste

Numbers K042 and 151 in Table 6), 4903

through 4907, Appendices A through D.

Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 33,

Part V, Hazardous Waste and Hazardous

Materials, Amendments for July 1995—

March 1996: Chapter 1, Sections 109

‘‘Designated facility’’, 109 ‘‘Partial Closure’’,

109 ‘‘Solid Waste’’; Chapter 3, Sections

305.A, 309.L.3.b, 321.C.2.i, 323.B.2.e,

323.B.4.c, Chapter 5, Section 533.B; Chapter

7, Section 706; Chapter 11, Section 1101.B;

Chapter 25, Section 2521.B.2; Chapter 26,

Section 2603.F.1; Chapter 28, Sections 2801

through 2809; Chapter 41, Sections 4115.C,

4139.B.2&.3; Chapter 49, Sections 4901.G

Table 6 (entries for EPA Hazardous Waste

Numbers K042 and 151 only), Appendix A

(entry for 2,6–Toluenedine only) and

Appendix B (paragraphs 8.2 and 8.2.5

through 8.2.5.4).

Copies of the Louisiana regulations that are

incorporated by reference are available from

Office of the State Register, P.O. Box 94095,

Baton Rouge, LA 70804–9095.

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the basic fee for full-time in-plant

inspection services by $1.95, making the

hourly rate $44.40. This fee reflects

increases in salary and includes a 3-

percent base salary increase and varying

locality pay increases effective January

1998. NMFS is continuing its separate

fee structure for facilities with less than

full-time contract services.

DATES: These fee changes are effective

on December 29, 1997.