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Nina Kocourek

03/14/0203:31 PM

To: Chipper (Patricia) Hervieux

cc: Wayne Roepe/DC/USEPA/US,

cc:

Subject: CAMU interim authorization-by-rule notification letter needed.

Hi Chipper; Wayne Roepe was inquirying if the State had submitted a request for the CAMU interim

authorization-by-rule requirement as described in 40 CFR 271.27 (Amendments to the CAMU Rule, Final

Rule January 22, 2002, Vol 67, FR 2962-3029). The regulatory due date is March 25, 2002 for the

Agency to receive notification from the State, stating that the State intends to and is able to usethe

revised CAMU Stds rule as guidance..."

Will you please do some checking around and determine if this letter has been sent to the RA yet.

I've attached Wayne's original message which mayor may not of got to you since I was out so much in

February.

. The CAMU.wpd is a form letter that you can use...

thanks,

9a

----- Forwarded by Lynn Wiliiams/R10/USEPA/US on 03/14/02 03:S1 PM -----

Wayne Roepe

02/01/0212:46 PM

To: Alima Patlerson/R6/USEPA/US@EPA, Audrey

Baker/R4/USEPA/US@EPA, Bruced Jones/R6/USEPAlUS@EPA,

Carol Johnson/R3/USEPAlUS@EPA, Cathy

Winokur/R4/USEPA/US@EPA, Daniel

Rodriguez/R2/USEPA/US@EPA, Denise Reape/RS/USEPA/US@EPA,

Elizabeth Butler/R2/USEPA/US@EPA, Gail

Middiebrooks/R4/USEPA/US@ EPA, Gary

Westefer/R5/USEPA/US@EPA, Geri Mannion/R1IUSEPAlUS@EPA,

Gwen Gleaton/R4/USEPAlUS@EPA, Howard

Bunch/CNSUR7IUSEPAlUS@ EPA, Jean

GromnickilRS/USEPA/US@EPA, Jean KilipacklR9/USEPAlUS@EPA,

Jeff Fowley/R1/USEPAlUS@EPA, Jeff HuntlR10/USEPAlUS@EPA,

Jeff Keohane/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Joanne

Cassidy/R3/USEPA/US@ EPA, John Humphries/R3/USEPA/US@ EPA,

Judith Feigler/RS/USEPAlUS@EPA, Kris

Shurr/P2/R8/USEPAlUS@EPA, Lawrence Bass/R3/USEPA/US@EPA,

Leslie Humphrey/CNSUR7/USEPA/US@EPA, Leslie

OiflDC/USEPA/US@EPA, Letitia Moore/R9/USEPAlUS@ EPA, Lillie

Elierbe/R3/USEPA/US@EPA, Lisa

Haugen/ARTD/R7/USEPAlUS@EPA, Lisa

Vanderpool/R9/USEPAlUS@EPA, Lynn

Williams/R1O/USEPA/US@ EPA, Maria Gonzalez/RS/USEPAlUS@EPA,

Mary Queitzsch/R10/USEPAlUS@EPA, Michael

InfurnalR2/USEPA/US@ EPA, Mimi Newton/R9/USEPAlUS@ EPA, Nina

KocourekiR 1O/USEPA/US@ EPA, Patricia

Herbert/R4/USEPAlUS@EPA, Pete Bentley/R3/USEPAlUS@EPA,

Peter Ornstein/RC/RS/USEPA/US@EPA, Rebecca

Smith/R9/USEPA/US@ EPA, Richard Traub/RS/USEP AlUS@ EPA,

Richard Weisberg/R2/USEPA/US@EPA,

Biscaia.Robin@EPA.GOV@EPA, Rudolph

PerezlR2/USEPAlUS@EPA, Stephen VenezialR2/USEPAlUS@EPA,

Steven Moores/RC/RS/USEPA/US@EPA, Susan

Capel/R4/USEPAlUS@ EPA, Thornell Cheeks/R4/USEPAlUS@ EPA,

Marv Rosenstein/R1/USEPAlUS@EPA, Gary
Gosbee/F\1/USEPAlUS@EPA. Marykay VoytillalR1O/USEPAlUS@EPA

cc: Nina RiveralOC/USEPAlUS@EPA, Tony Terrell/OC/USEPAlUS@EPA

Subject: Authorization conference call - CAMU rule information

Attached is a draft of the February 6 Authorization conference call agenda. Please let us know if you have

additional topics.

Also attached is the body of a message from Steve Heare, the PSPD Division Director to State Hazardous

Waste Directors regarding what they must do to have interim authorization-by-rule for the recent CAMU

amendments (they must be authorized for the 1993 CAMU rule - CL121). If you have states that are

authorized for CL 121, please pass this on to your State counterparts.

Wayne

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Nina Kocourek (aka "9a")

OWCM, RMSPU

(206) 553-6502

email: kocourek.nina@epamail.epa.gov
Dear State Director:

On January 21,2002 EPA promulgated amendments to the Corrective Action Management Unit (CAMU)

rule (67 FR 2962). These amendments are considered to be more stringent than the original 1993 rule.

One unusual aspect of CAMU amendments rulemaking that may be of interest to you, is a provision that

allows States currently authorized for the original 1993 rule to gain interim authorization as part of this

rulemaking process. Instead of the usual authorization process, States can gain interim authorization by

sending a letter to EPA by March 25, 2002 (60 days after promulgation) stating that the State intends to

and is able to use the revised Corrective Action Management Unit Standards rule as guidance. more

information regarding this interim authorization process can be found on page 300.6 of the Federal

Register notice.

Below is a sample letter to the EPA Regional Administrator notifying EPA that your State is eligible for

interim authorization for the amended CAMU rule because your State 1) is authorized for the 1993 CAMU

rule, and 2) intends to and is able to use the revised Corrective Action Management Unit Standards rule

as guidance. This letter must be received by March 25, 2002.

You should also send a copy of your letter to Elizabeth Cotsworth, Director of the Office of Solid Waste

(5301W), EPA Headquarters to ensure that your State is listed in a subsequent Federal Register notice

as having interim authorization.

Should you have any questions concerning interim authorization for the CAMU rule, please let me know,

or you may call Wayne Roepe of the Federal State Tribal Branch at (703) 308-8630.

Sincerely:

Stephen F. Heare, Director

Permits and State Programs Division

SAMPLE LETTER:

Sample Notification to the EPA Regional Administrator from a State Authorized for the

1993 CAIYIU rule that the State intends to and is able to use the revised Corrective Action

Management Unit Standards rule as guidance. This letter must be sent to EPA by March

25,2002.

Regional Administrator

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Dear Regional Administrator _

I am writing to notify you that our State intends to and is able to use the recently

amended Corrective Action Management Unit (CAMU) Standards rule as guidance under our

authorized Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) program. The State of is

currently authorized under RCRA for the February 16, 1993 Corrective Action Management

Unit rule, which is a required condition under 40 CFR 271.27(a)(l) to have interim

authorization-by- rule for the amendments. By submitting this notification to you within 60 days

of promulgation of these CAMU rule amendments, we meet the second condition to have interim
authorization- by-rule as required by 40 CFR 27 L.27(a)(2).

I trust that this letter satisfies the requirements of the CAMU rule. If you have any

questions regarding this notification, your staff may contact _

Sincerely,

State Waste Program Director

CC: Elizabeth Cotsworth, OSW