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 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
 ACTION: Notice of Final Decision on a Request by Vickery Environmental, Inc. of Vickery, Ohio to Reissue its Exemption from the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
 SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA or Agency) that an exemption to the land disposal restrictions under the 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA) to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) has been granted to Vickery Environmental, Inc. (VEI) of Vickery, Ohio for four Class I injection wells located in Vickery, Ohio. As required by 40 CFR part 148, VEI has demonstrated, to a reasonable degree of certainty, that there will be no migration of hazardous constituents out of the injection zone or into an underground source of drinking water (USDW) for at least 10,000 years. This final decision allows the continued underground injection by VEI of only those hazardous wastes designated by the codes in Table 1 through its four Class I hazardous waste injection wells identified as #2, #4, #5 and #6. This decision constitutes a final U.S. EPA action for which there is no administrative appeal.
 DATES: This action is effective as of March 27, 2015.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Roy, Lead Petition Reviewer, U.S. EPA, Region 5, Water Division, Underground Injection Control Branch, WU-16J, Environmental Protection Agency, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590; telephone number: (312) 886-6556; fax number (312) 692-2951; email address: 
                        *roy.stephen@epa.gov.*
                         Copies of the petition and all pertinent information are on file and are part of the Administrative Record. It is recommended that you contact the lead reviewer prior to reviewing the Administrative Record.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VEI submitted a request for reissuance of its existing exemption from the land disposal restrictions of hazardous waste in September, 2007. U.S. EPA staff reviewed all data pertaining to the petition, including, but not limited to, well construction, well operations, regional and local geology, seismic activity, penetrations of the confining zone, and computational models of the injection zone. U.S. EPA has determined that the hydrogeological and geochemical conditions at the site and the nature of the waste streams are such that reliable predictions can be made that fluid movement conditions are such that injected fluids will not migrate out of the injection zone within 10,000 years, as set forth at 40 CFR part 148. The injection zone includes the injection interval into which fluid is directly emplaced and the overlying arrestment interval into which it may diffuse. The injection interval for the VEI facility is composed of the Mt. Simon Sandstone between 2791 and 2950 feet below ground level. The arrestment interval for the VEI facility is composed of the Rome, Conasauga, Kerbel and Knox Formations between 2360 and 2791 feet below ground level. The confining zone at the VEI facility is composed of the Black River and Wells Creek Formations between 1816 and 2360 feet below ground level. The confining zone is separated from the lowermost underground source of drinking water (at a depth of 574 feet below ground level) by a sequence of permeable and less permeable sedimentary rocks. This sequence provides additional protection from fluid migration into drinking water sources. U.S. EPA issued a draft decision, which described the reasons for granting this exemption in more detail, a fact sheet, which summarized these reasons, and a public notice on December 5, 2014, pursuant to 40 CFR 124.10. U.S. EPA held a public hearing on January 8, 2015, but no one elected to comment on the draft decision at the hearing. The public comment period ended on January 20, 2015. U.S. EPA received comments from VEI but no other parties during the comment period. U.S. EPA has prepared a response to VEI's comments, which can be viewed at the following URL: 
                    *http://www.epa.gov/​region5/​water/​uic/​pubpdf/​vei-response-to-comments.pdf.*
                     This document is part of the Administrative Record for this decision. U.S. EPA is issuing the final exemption with the changes identified in the response to comments. Conditions This exemption is subject to the following conditions. Non-compliance with any of these conditions is grounds for termination of the exemption: (1) The exemption applies to the four existing hazardous waste injection wells, #2, #4, #5, and #6 located at the VEI facility at 3956 State Route 412, Vickery, Ohio. (2) Injection of restricted hazardous waste is limited to the part of the Mt. Simon Sandstone at depths between 2791 and 2950 feet below the surface level. (3) Only restricted wastes designated by the RCRA waste codes found in Table 1 may be injected. (4) Maximum concentrations of chemicals that are allowed to be injected are listed in Table 2. (5) The average specific gravity of the injected waste stream must be no less than 1.08 over a one-year period. (6) VEI may inject up to a combined total of 240 gallons per minute into Well #2, #4, #5, and #6, based on a monthly average. (7) This exemption is approved for the 20-year modeled injection period, which ends on June 30, 2027. VEI may petition U.S. EPA for a reissuance of the 
                    ( print page 16375)
                    exemption beyond that date, provided that a new and complete petition and no-migration demonstration is received at U.S. EPA, Region 5, by January 31, 2027. (8) VEI must submit, within 90 days after the exemption is granted, an approvable plan to demonstrate that chemicals listed in Table 2 are not or cannot be injected above the listed limits. Upon U.S. EPA's approval of this plan, VEI shall implement the plan per the schedule in the approved plan. (9) VEI must submit copies of the reports on the annual bottom-hole pressure surveys conducted in well #2, #4, #5 or #6 to U.S. EPA when these reports are submitted to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA). The reports must include a comparison of reservoir parameters determined from the fall-off test, such as permeability and long-term shut-in pressure, with parameters used in the approved no-migration petition. (10) VEI must submit copies of the reports on the annual radioactive tracer surveys and annulus pressure tests for wells #2, #4, #5 and #6 to U.S. EPA when these reports are submitted to Ohio EPA. (11) VEI shall notify U.S. EPA in writing if any injection well loses mechanical integrity, prior to any workover or plugging when these notifications are submitted to Ohio EPA. (12) The petitioner must fully comply with all requirements set forth in Underground Injection Control Permits 03-72-009-PTO-I, 03-72-011-PTO-I, 03-72-012-PTO-I, and 03-72-013-PTO-I issued by Ohio EPA. (13) Upon the expiration, cancellation, reissuance, or modification of the permits referenced above, this exemption is subject to review. (14) Whenever U.S. EPA determines that the basis for approval of a petition under 40 CFR §§ 148.23 and 148.24 may no longer be valid, U.S. EPA may terminate this exemption and will require a new demonstration in accordance with 40 CFR § 148.20.
                    ( print page 16376) Table 1—List of RCRA Waste Codes Approved for Injection
D001
D002
D003
D004
D005
D006
D007
D008
D009
D010
D011
D012D013
D014
D015
D016
D017
D018
D019
D020
D021
D022
D023
D024D025
D026
D027
D028
D029
D030
D031
D032
D033
D034
D035
D036D037
D038
D039
D040
D041
D042
D043
F001
F002
F003
F004
F005F006
F007
F008
F009
F010
F011
F012
F019
F020
F021
F022
F023F024
F025
F026
F027
F028
F032
F034
F035
F037
F038
F039
K001K002
K003
K004
K005
K006
K007
K008
K009
K010
K011
K013
K014K015
K016
K017
K018
K019
K020
K021
K022
K023
K024
K025
K026K027
K028
K029
K030
K031
K032
K033
K034
K035
K036
K037
K038K039
K040
K041
K042
K043
K044
K045
K046
K047
K048
K049
K050K051
K052
K060
K061
K062
K069
K071
K073
K083
K084
K085
K086K087
K088
K093
K094
K095
K096
K097
K098
K099
K100
K101
K102K103
K104
K105
K106
K107
K108
K109
K110
K111
K112
K113
K114K115
K116
K117
K118
K123
K124
K125
K126
K131
K132
K136
K140K141
K142
K143
K144
K145
K147
K148
K149
K150
K151
K156
K157K158
K159
K161
K169
K170
K171
K172
K174
K175
K176
K177
K178K181
P001
P002
P003
P004
P005
P006
P007
P008
P009
P010
P011P012
P013
P014
P015
P016
P017
P018
P020
P021
P022
P023
P024P026
P027
P028
P029
P030
P031
P033
P034
P036
P037
P038
P039P040
P041
P042
P043
P044
P045
P046
P047
P048
P049
P050
P051P054
P056
P057
P058
P059
P060
P062
P063
P064
P065
P066
P067P068
P069
P070
P071
P072
P073
P074
P075
P076
P077
P078
P081P082
P084
P085
P087
P088
P089
P092
P093
P094
P095
P096
P097P098
P099
P101
P102
P103
P104
P105
P106
P108
P109
P110
P111P112
P113
P114
P115
P116
P118
P119
P120
P121
P122
P123
P127P128
P185
P188
P189
P190
P191
P192
P194
P196
P197
P198
P199P201
P202
P203
P204
P205
U001
U002
U003
U004
U005
U006
U007U008
U009
U010
U011
U012
U014
U015
U016
U017
U018
U019
U020U021
U022
U023
U024
U025
U026
U027
U028
U029
U030
U031
U032U033
U034
U035
U036
U037
U038
U039
U041
U042
U043
U044
U045U046
U047
U048
U049
U050
U051
U052
U053
U055
U056
U057
U058U059
U060
U061
U062
U063
U064
U066
U067
U068
U069
U070
U071U072
U073
U074
U075
U076
U077
U078
U079
U080
U081
U082
U083U084
U085
U086
U087
U088
U089
U090
U091
U092
U093
U094
U095U096
U097
U098
U099
U101
U102
U103
U105
U106
U107
U108
U109U110
U111
U112
U113
U114
U115
U116
U117
U118
U119
U120
U121U122
U123
U124
U125
U126
U127
U128
U129
U130
U131
U132
U133U134
U135
U136
U137
U138
U139
U140
U141
U142
U143
U144
U145U146
U147
U148
U149
U150
U151
U152
U153
U154
U155
U156
U157U158
U159
U160
U161
U162
U163
U164
U165
U166
U167
U168
U169U170
U171
U172
U173
U174
U176
U177
U178
U179
U180
U181
U182U183
U184
U185
U186
U187
U188
U189
U190
U191
U192
U193
U194U196
U197
U200
U201
U202
U203
U204
U205
U206
U207
U208
U209U210
U211
U213
U214
U215
U216
U217
U218
U219
U220
U221
U222U223
U225
U226
U227
U228
U234
U235
U236
U237
U238
U239
U240U243
U244
U246
U247
U248
U249
U271
U278
U279
U280
U328
U353U359
U364
U367
U372
U373
U387
U389
U394
U395
U404
U409
U410U411
 
 
 Table 2—Maximum Concentrations of Chemical Contaminants That are Hazardous at Less Than One Part per Billion
Chemical constituent
Health based limit 
                             (mg/L)
Maximum allowable initial 
                             concentration  
                             (mg/L)
Vickery limit 
                             (%)Acetyl chloride
2.00E-04
2.00E+05
20Acrylamide (2-Propenamide)
8.00E-06
8.00E+03
0.80Acrylonitrile (2-Propenenitrile or Vinyl Cyanide)
6.00E-05
6.00E+04
6.00Aldrin
2.00E-07
2.00E+02
0.02Allyl Chloride ( 3-chloroprop(yl)ene)
3.00E-05
3.00E+04
3.00Bendiocarb (2,2-Dimethyl-1,3-benzodioxol methylcarbamate)
3.00E-04
3.00E+05
30Benzal chloride
2.00E-05
2.00E+04
2.0Benz[a]anthracene (1,2-Benzanthracene)
1.30E-04
1.30E+05
13Benzidine
2.00E-07
2.00E+02
0.02Benzo[b]fluoranthene
1.80E-04
1.80E+05
18Benzo[k]fluoranthene
1.70E-04
1.70E+05
17Benzo[g,h,I]-perylene
7.60E-04
7.60E+05
76Benzo[a]pyrene
2.00E-04
2.00E+05
20Benzotrichloride
3.00E-06
3.00E+03
0.30Benzyl chloride ((Chloromethyl)benzene)
2.00E-04
2.00E+05
20alpha BHC (see Lindane) alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane
6.00E-06
6.00E+03
0.60beta BHC (see Lindane) beta-hexachlorocyclohexane
2.00E-05
2.00E+04
2delta BHC (see Lindane) delta-hexachlorocyclohexane
2.00E-04
2.00E+05
20Bromoacetone (1-Bromo-2-propanone)
3.00E-05
3.00E+04
3Bromodichloromethane (Trihalomethane)
6.00E-04
6.00E+05
60Brucine (2,3-Dimethoxystrychnidin-10-one)
3.00E-04
3.00E+05
30Carbendazim (1H-benzimidazol-2-yl carbamic acid methyl ester)
4.00E-04
4.00E+05
40Carbon oxyfluoride
5.00E-04
5.00E+05
50Chlorinated fluorocarbons, not otherwise specified
5.00E-04
5.00E+05
50Chloroacetaldehyde
5.90E-04
5.90E+05
59Chlorodibromomethane
4.00E-04
4.00E+05
40Chloroethers
3.00E-05
3.00E+04
32-Chloroethyl vinyl ether
3.00E-05
3.00E+04
3Chloromethyl methyl ether
3.00E-05
3.00E+04
3Chloroprene
3.00E-05
3.00E+04
3m-Cumenyl methylcarbamate
3.00E-04
3.00E+05
30Cyclohexane
9.00E-05
9.00E+04
92,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), salts, esters
2.00E-04
2.00E+05
20p,p′-Dichlorodipheyldichloroethane (p,p′-DDD)
1.00E-04
1.00E+05
10p,p′-Dichlorodipheyldichloroethylene (p,p′-DDE)
1.00E-04
1.00E+05
10p,p′-Dichlorodiphehylotrichloroethane (p,p′-DDT)
1.00E-04
1.00E+05
10Dibenz[a,h]anthracene
3.00E-04
3.00E+05
30Dibromochloropropane
2.00E-04
2.00E+05
202,3-Dibromo-1-propanol phosphate(3:1)
3.00E-04
3.00E+05
30Dichlorobenzene
2.00E-04
2.00E+05
203,3'-Dichlorobenzidine
8.00E-05
8.00E+04
8sym-Dichloroethyl ether
3.00E-05
3.00E+04
3sym-Dichloromethyl ether
1.60E-07
1.60E+02
0.016Dichloropropane
6.00E-05
6.00E+04
6Dichloropropanol
6.00E-05
6.00E+04
6Dichloropropene
3.00E-05
3.00E+04
3cis-1,3-Dichloropropene
3.00E-05
3.00E+04
3trans-1,3-Dichloropropene
3.00E-05
3.00E+04
3Dieldrin
2.00E-06
2.00E+03
0.2Diethylene glycol, dicarbamate
3.00E-04
3.00E+05
30O,O-Diethyl O-pyrazinyl phosphorothioate
4.00E-04
4.00E+05
40Dimetilan
3.00E-04
3.00E+05
302,6-Dinitrotoluene
3.10E-04
3.10E+05
31Di-n-octyl phthalate
4.90E-04
4.90E+05
49Di-n-propylnitrosamine
5.00E-06
5.00E+03
0.51,2-Diphenylhydrazine
5.00E-05
5.00E+04
5Dithiocarbamates (total)
9.00E-04
9.00E+05
90Ethylene dibromide
5.00E-05
5.00E+04
5Ethylidene chloride
7.00E-04
7.00E+05
70Famphur
3.00E-04
3.00E+05
30Fluoroacetic acid, sodium salt
7.00E-04
7.00E+05
70Formetanate hydrochloride
3.00E-04
3.00E+05
30Formparanate
3.00E-04
3.00E+05
30Heptachlor (and its epoxide)
2.00E-04
2.00E+05
201,2,3,4,6,7,8-Heptachlorodibenzofuran
2.50E-05
2.50E+04
2.51,2,3,4,7,8,9-Heptachlorodibenzofuran
2.50E-05
2.50E+04
2.51,2,3,4,6,7,8-Heptachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
2.50E-05
2.50E+04
2.5Hexachlorobutadiene
5.00E-04
5.00E+05
50Hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins
2.50E-05
2.50E+04
2.5( print page 16378)Hexaethyl tetraphosphate
4.00E-04
4.00E+05
40Hydrazine
1.00E-05
1.00E+04
1Indeno[1,2,3-cd] pyrene
4.30E-04
4.30E+05
43Isolan
3.00E-04
3.00E+05
30Lindane (1,2,3,4,5,6-hexa-chlorocyclohexane, gamma isomer)
2.00E-04
2.00E+05
20Manganese dimethyldithiocarbamate
9.00E-04
9.00E+05
90Mercury fulminate
1.00E-04
1.00E+05
10Methiocarb
5.00E-04
5.00E+05
50Methyl chlorocarbonate
5.90E-04
5.90E+05
59Metolcarb
3.00E-04
3.00E+05
30N-methyl-N′-nitro-N-nitroso-guanidine (MNNG)
1.50E-04
1.50E+05
15Naphthalene
6.00E-04
6.00E+05
60p-Nitrophenol
1.30E-04
1.30E+05
13N-Nitrosodiethanolamine
1.00E-05
1.00E+04
1N-Nitrosodiethylamine
2.00E-07
2.00E+02
0.02N-Nitrosodimethylamine
7.00E-07
7.00E+02
0.07N-Nitrosodi-n-butylamine
6.00E-06
6.00E+03
0.6N-Nitrosomethylethylamine
2.00E-06
2.00E+03
0.2N-Nitrosomethylvinylamine
1.50E-04
1.50E+05
15N-Nitroso-N-methylurea
1.50E-04
1.50E+05
15N-Nitroso-N-methlurethane
1.50E-04
1.50E+05
15N-Nitrosopyrrolidine
2.00E-05
2.00E+04
21,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-Octachlorodibenzofuran
5.00E-05
5.00E+04
51,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-Octachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
5.00E-05
5.00E+04
5Parathion
6.00E-04
6.00E+05
60Pebulate
8.00E-04
8.00E+05
80Pentachlorodibenzofurans, total
2.50E-05
2.50E+04
2.5Pentachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, total
2.50E-05
2.50E+04
2.5Pentachlorophenols and their chlorophenoxy derivative acids, esters amines and salts
7.60E-05
7.60E+04
7.61,3-Pentadiene
3.00E-05
3.00E+04
3Phorate
3.00E-04
3.00E+05
30Phosgene
2.00E-04
2.00E+05
20Phosphorithioic and phosphordithioic acid esters
3.00E-04
3.00E+05
30Physostigmine
3.00E-04
3.00E+05
30Physostigmine salicylate
3.00E-04
3.00E+05
30Polychlorinated Biphenyls
5.00E-04
5.00E+05
50Prosulfocarb
6.00E-04
6.00E+05
60Reserpine
3.00E-04
3.00E+05
30Streptozotocin
1.50E-04
1.50E+05
15Sulfur phosphide
3.00E-04
3.00E+05
30Tars
3.00E-04
3.00E+05
30Tetrachlorodibenzofurans
1.00E-05
1.00E+04
1Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins
3.00E-08
3.00E+01
0.0031,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
2.00E-04
2.00E+05
20Tetraethyl lead
3.50E-06
3.50E+03
0.35Thiodicarb
3.00E-04
3.00E+05
30Thiofanox
3.00E-04
3.00E+05
30Tirpate
3.00E-04
3.00E+05
30Trichlorobenzene
1.20E-04
1.20E+05
12Trichloromethanethiol
2.00E-04
2.00E+05
20Triethylamine
5.00E-04
5.00E+05
50
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