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AGENCY: EnvlronmentalPmtecuon ·Nle.n~y;..: . ".. ~.c,~.:.. ;'>:~.'~: .

AC:rION: Notice of public'1i'earmg and

public comment period...~.

Edwin M. jones.

Executive Director. Pension Beuefi: Cuorunty

Corporation.

IFR Doc. 82-J.l300 Filed 12-Z1-1Q:6:~5 am]

BILUNG CODE 7706-<lI-M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 123

[SW-1Q-FRl2272-21

HazardousWaste ~ari~gement

Program; Washlngto"il'Application for

Interim Authorlzatlon;Ph8se I and

,;haseU Compo(lerit8"A~nd B ... < . . .

Sixth Avenue. Seattle, Washington

98101. (206)442-1259

EPA Headquarters Library. Room Zo1Q-l.

0101 M Street SW., ~"'ashiIi810n. D.C.

Z04GO.

Wrilten comments and requests 10

speak at the hearing should be sent to:

Environmental Protection Agency.

Region 10. Betty Wiese. RCRA Program

Development Section MiS 530. 1200

Sixth Avenue. Seattle. Washington

98101. (ZOG) 4012-2857.

FOR FURTHER INfORMATION CONTACT:

Betty Wiese (ZOo) 442-2857.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the

May 19. 1980 Federal Register (45 FR

33OO3) the Environmental Protection

Agency promulgated regulations

pursuant to Subtitle C of the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976

(as amended), to protect human health

and the environment from the improper

management of hazardous waste.

Included in these regulations. which

became effective six (6) months from the

date of promulgation. were provisions

for a transitional stage in which stales

would be granted interim authoriza lion

in phases corresponding to the stages in

which the underlying Federal program

will take effect. EPA's Phase 1

regulations (promulgated May 19. 19UO)

establish, among other things: the initial

identification and listing of hazardous

wastes; the standards applicable to

generators and transporters of

hazardous wastes. including a manifest

system; and tile "interim status"

standards applicable to existing

hazardous waste management facilities

before they receive permits.

In the January 26.1981 Federal

Register (46 FR 7765). the Environmental

Protection Agency announced

availability of portions of the second

phase of Interim Authorization.

Component A. published in the Federal

Register January 12. 1981 (46 FR 2802)

contains standards for permitting

containers. tanks and certain kinds of

surface impoundments and waste piles.

Component B published in the Federal

Register January 23, 1981 (46 FR 7666)

contains standards for permitting

hazardous waste incinerators.

The State of Washington has

submitted an application to EPA for

interim authorization for Phase I and

Phase u,Components A and B. A full

description of the requirements and

procedures for State Interim

Authorization is included in 40 CFR Part

123 Subpart F, 45 FR 33479.

Prior to being authorized for

component of Phase lL a state may

require facilities that treat, store or

dispose of hazardous waste to obtain a

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SUMMARY: EPA regulations to protect

hLLIDan health and the environment from

the improper management of hazardous

waste were published in the Federal

Register on May 19. 1980 (45 FR 330(3).

These regulations include provisions for

authorization of State programs to

operate in lieu of the Federal program.

Today EPA is announcing the

availability for public review the

Washington application for Phase I and

Phase 11 Components A and B Interim

Authorization. inviting public comment,

and giving notice of a public hearing to

be held on the application.

DATE: Comments on the Washington

interim authorization application must

be received by February 1. 1983.

EPA will conduct a Public Hearing ior

the Washington lnterim Authorization

application at 10:00 AM on January 25,

1983. The State of Washington will

participate in the Public Hearing held by

EPA on this subject.

ADDRESSES: The Public Hearing will be

held at: Federal Building. South

Auditorium (Fourth Floor). 915 Second

Avenue, Seattle. Washington. Copies of

the lnterim Authorization application

are available at the following addresses

for inspection and copying by the public

during normal business hours:

Washington Department of Ecology.

Solid Waste Division, Rowesix

Building. #4. Second Floor, 4224 Sixth

Avenue NE. Lacey. Washington. (206)

459-6301

Environmental Protection Agency,

. Region 10. Ubrary, 12th Floor. 1200

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Partiopent reacne>

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tFo< plans W<1h a valuallOOdale all.. Dec. 31. 1982 and

betoee Jan. r, 19641

PART 261HAMENOED]

TAaLE 1-83.-SELECTION OF RETIREMENT - RATE CATEGORY

Ust of Subjects in 29 CFR Part 2619

Employee benefit plans. Pension

insurance. Pensions.

In considera tion of the foregoing, Part

Z619 of Chapter XXVI of Title Z9, Code

of Federal Regulations is hereby

amended by adding a new table and

making corrections as follows:

1. The authority citation for Part 2619

reads as follows:

February 17, 1981 (46 FR 13193) because

it will not result in an annual effect on

the economy of 5100 million or more, a

major increase in costs for consumers or

individual industries. or significant ..

adverse effects on competition.

~mployment. investment, productivity.

or innovation.

Authority: Sections 4002(bIl3). 4041(b),

4044. and 4062(bll111A), Pub. L 93-406. sa

Stal. 1004. 1020, 1025, 1029. (1974), as

amended by Sees. 403(1). 403(d). and

402(a)(7). Pub. L 96-364. 94 Stat. 1302. 1301,

and 1299. (1960)(29 U.S.C. 1302. 1341. 1344,

1362).

Panicillanfs retlfemonl rate cslll\lOfY

f&-

Low Medi- MOO>- HJg~ um urn (laDle (table (table . (table

II-A) 11-8) 11-8) II-C)

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§ 2619.63 [Amended I

2. In § 2019.03. paragraph (c)(l) is

amended by substituting "Appendix D"

for "Appendix C".

§ 2619.64 [Amended I

2. In § 2019.64. paragraph (c) is

amended by substituting "Appendix D"

for "Appendix C" in the Iirst sentence.

4. Appendix D to Part 2619 is amended

by the addition of Table I-a3. as follows:

Appendix D.-Tables Used to Determine

Expected Retirement Age

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Federal Register I Vol. 47, No. 246 I Wednesday, December. 22. .

.',; -i' . )9U2 I Rules and fegu1i:lJions ....Q

stale permit. There are no provisions

within RCRA or the Federal hazardous

waste regulations for designating these

pre-authorization state permits as RCRA

permits. Only EPA or an authorized

state can issue a RCRA permit.

EPA and the State of Washington now

require permits for certain hazardous

waste facilities. The agencies are.

cnopera ting in the current permit

application review activity and intend to

jointly issue Federal/State permits for

thesefacilities. EPA is proposing to

consider such jointly issued State

permits as RCRA permits upon

authorization of the applicable

component of Phase II.

As noted in the May 19.1980 federal

Register, copies of Stale submittals for

interim authorization are to be made

av~ilable for public Inspection and

comment. The purpose of this notice is

to announce the availability of

Washington's application for public

inspection. to invite public comments

and 10 give notice of a public hearing to

be held on Washington's application.

List of Subjects in 4{) eFR Part 123

Hazardous materials. Indiuns-land.

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements: Waste treatment and

disposal. Water pollution control. Water

supply, Intergovernmental relations.

Penalties and.confidentlul business

- informa lion. .

{Solid Waste Disposal Act. as amended by

the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

or 1976 and Solid Waste Disposal Act .

Amendments o.r 1980. 42 U.S.c. 6\101 e; seq.]

Dated: December 14. 1982.

John R. Spencer,

Hegionol Administrator. Region 10..

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BILUNG CODE. 6S60-!>O-M

40 CFR Part 716

lOPTS-840030; TSH-FRL 2272-41

Health and Safety Data Reporting;

Submission of Lists and Copies 01

Health and Safety Studies; Correction

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule: correction.

substancesadded were recommelH.lcd

for testing by the Intcragcncy Tcsling

Committee IITC) in their Eleveth Report

10 EPA and designated for priority

consideration by EPA within one year.

The ameudment was published ill thr: .

Federal Register of December 3, 1Vll2 l-i;

FR 54624)..

EFFECTIVE DATE: Thill correction

document was effective on December J.

1982.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION COIHAC1:

Douglas Bannerman. Acting Director.

Industry Assistance Office ITS-79V).

Office of Toxic Substances.

Environmental Protection Agency. Rrn,

E-S11, 401 M St., SW .• Washington, D.C.

204ro, Toll free: 1800--424-9(65), In

Washington. D.C.: (554-14(4). Outside

the USA: (Operator-202-554-1404).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATiON: In 1-'1\

Doc. 82-32lH3, published in the federal

Register of December 3. 1982, appearing

at page 54624. the following corrections

are made in the Iirst table in the center

column under the heading Alkyltin

Compounds:

1. The CAS No. for monoburylrin

tristisooctyl rnercaploacetate) is .

corrected to read "25852-7()-l".

2. The following chemicul is udded to

the bottom of the list of Alkyllin

Compounds:

Monornethyltin trislisooclyt . mcrcllptoacel"tc).54U4y..::ilHi

This notice corrects the list of

chemicals that appeared in the preamble

to the amendment. The list should have

contained the 11 chemicals

recommended for testing by the ITC and

designated for priority consideration by

EPA within one year. The list of

chemicals codified al40 CFR 716.17(a)(2)

is correct.

Dilled: December 15. HUl2.

Dun R. Glny.

Director. Office of Toxic Substances

IFH Doc. n2-J~u!l~J Filed 12-21-4i~; U:15 unll

BILLING CODE 6~6(l-!>O-M

GENERAL SERVtCES

ADMINISTRAnON

41 CFR Parts 1-~, 1-16 and 1-30

(FPR Arndt. 227 J

Federal Procurement Regulations;

Revisions to Audit Thresholds and

Progress Payment Provisions
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u.s. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

REGION 10

PUBLIC HEARING

TO CONSIDER WASHINGTON APPLICATION

FOR

INTERIM AUTHORIZATION OF A STATE

HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTROL PROGRAM

TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1983

SOUTH AUDITORIUM

FEDERAL BUILDING

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PANEL MEMBERS

Cheryl Koshuta, EPA, Region X, Hearing Officer

Thomas Cook, Department of Ecology, State of

Washington

Charles Douthwaite, Assistant Attorney General,

State of Washington

Betty Wiese, EPA, Region X

Theodore Rogo~ski, EPA, Region X

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SPEAKERS

Thomas Cook, State of Washington, Deoatment of

Ecology

Paul Carlson, The Boeing company

Peg Spa~kman, Washington League of W~~en voters

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place designated for public hearing on the issue of granting

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HEARING OFFICER KOSHUTA~

10:05 a.m.

This is the time and

5 interim authorization to the State of Washington to operate

6 its dangerous waste control program in lieu of the federal

7 program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

8 which is commonly called. RCRA.

9 The notice for this hearing was published in the

10 Federal Register on Wednesday, Dece~ber 22nd, 1982.

11 If you have~'t signed in yet, please do so

12 before you leave at the end of the hearing, at the back

13 of the room.

Phase I regulations establish, among other things, the

tion, you should understand that this hearing is being

recorded for the purpose of providi~g a transcript after

the hearing.

To give you so~e perspective and for the record

I will review briefly what was 1~ the public notice for

this hearing, how the hearing will be run this morning and

what its purpose is.

On May 19th, 1980 in the Federal Register E.P.A.

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I now decla~e the hearing open.

of the Resou~ce Conservation and Recovery Act. E.P.A.' s
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initial identification and listing of hazardous wastes,

2 the standards applicable to generators and transporters

3 of hazardous wastes, including a manifest system to follow

4 the wastes from the time they are generated until the time

5 they are disposed, 3nd the interim status standards which

6 are applicable to existing hazardous waste management facili7 ties before they receive permits.

8 Phase II of the RCRA Program which includes several

9 components establishes the detailed standards for permitting

10 hazardous waste storage, treatment and disposal facilities.

11 The first component of Phase II, called Component A, was

12 published in the Federal Register on January 12th, 1981. It

13 contains standards for permitting storage and treatment of

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wastes in tanks, containers and certain piles and surface

impoundment. Component B of Phase II was published in the

16 Federal Register on January 23rd, 1981. It contains standard

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for permitting hazardous waste incinerators. The third and

last component of Phase II is called Component C and it

was published in the Federal Register on July 26th, 1982 and

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additional information about this component will be given

later.

The E.P.A. regulations also include provisions

under which E.P.A. can authorize qualified state hazardous

waste management ?rograms to operate in lieu of the federal
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program. The regulations provide for a transitional stage

in which qualified states can be granted interim authorizaton if their program is substantially equivalent to the

federal program. The interim authorization program is

being inplemented in phases which correspond to the stages

in which the underlying federal program has been promulgated.

E.P.A. will also grant final authorization to states which

have programs fully equivalent to and no less stringent

than the federal rules. A full description of the requirements and procedures for state interim authorization is

included in the federal regulations.

About the hearing this morning and how it will

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to E.P.A. for Phase I and Phase II, Components A and B, of

interim authorization. The hearing we are holding this

morning is intended to provide an oppor t.un i.t.y for interested

persons to present their views about that decision and to

submit information for consideration by E.P.A. as to

whether the State's program is substantially equivalent

to the federal program and, therefore, whether E.P.A. will

grant Washington interim authorization for Phase I and Phase

II, Components A and B.

A decision will not be made on interim authorizatio

today. That decision will be made by the Regional Administrator of E.P.A. in coordination with the appropriate
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headquarters offices. We intend to make that decision by

2 the end of March, 1983.

3 A panel of E.P.A. and State employees involved in

.----..- 4 the relevant aspects of this decision is here this morning to

5 receive the testimony and they are all seated with me at

6 the table. I am Cheryl Koshuta from the Office of Regional

7 Counsel and I am acting as the Hearing Officer today. To

8 my right is Betty Wiese, the RCRA Program Development

9 Section, from our Seattle office, E.P.A .. And Mr. Ted

10 Rogowski, also of the Office of Regional Counsel of our

11 Seattle office, E.P.A.. To my left is ~r. Tom Cook, Chief

12 of the Hazardous Waste Section of the Department of Ecology

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in Olympia, State ::>f Washington. And Charles Douthwaite,

Assistant Attorney General of the State of Washington, also

15 from Olympia.

16 The hearing this morning will not be formally

17 structured. We will not swear in individuals providing oral

18 comments, nor will formal rules of evidence apply. Panel

19 members may pose questions to persons providing testimony

20 but we will not have participants questioning other

21 participants. First, the State will present its testimony,

22 as well as a short overview of the State program. Public

23 commen t s will then be taken in the order in which the re-·

24 quests were received. If you have not yet signed up to

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the back of the room and we will have the name brought up

2 forward to the desk.

3 Can everyone hear me or is it scratchy out there?

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HEARING OFFICER KOSHUTA: Again, if you intend to

speak, please sign up at the back and we will have the names

brought forward, if you haven't already signed up, or if

you make a decision in the middle of the prese~tations.

After we have received all the comments on the

question of interim authorization, we will close the ~e~ring

and then provide an opportunity for a question and answer

session with the pa~el members that are here today.

Transcripts of all the oral comments will be prepared to

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co~nents, please provide them both to myself and to the

c ou r t; reporter.

If you wish to get a transcript of the hearing

at the end of the hearing, they will be available from

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hearing transcripts should be available approximately ten day

after the close of the hearing.

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on February 1st, 1983. Again, if you wish to submit written

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Office, attention to Miss Wiese.

2 Before we start with the presentations, there is

3 an issue relating to the new land disposal regulations,

4 the Component C, which I referred to earlier, which I would

5 like to bring tJ your attention. The initial regulations

6 were published on January 12th, 1981. Since that time E.P.A.

7 has amended the land disposal regulations. However, the

8 State of Washington was in the middle of the interim

9 authorization process, therefore, the application which we

10 are reviewing today is being judged against the January 12th,

11 1981 standards for land disposal and not the amended land

12 disposal regulations which you may be familiar with.

13 Now that EPA has completed promulgation of all phase

of the program, the process and the time frame for final

authorization also begins. For states with interim authorization, RCRA requires that the states receive final

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17 authorization no later than January, 1985. States are now

18 beginning to make program changes necessary to ensure that

19 their programs will be fully equivalent to and no less stringe.t

all aspects of the substantial equivalents question regarding

than E.P.A. 's. The state will also be developing an application to fully describe their program for public review and

submittal to E.P.A. during 1984;

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the Washington program relative to the federal program.

2 We will start with the presentation from the State of

3 Washington. With that, I would like to introduce Mr. Tom

4 Cook of the Washington State Department of Ecology.

5 HR. COOK: Tha~k you, Cheryl. Members of the

6 panel, ladies and gentlemen. I appreciate the opportunity

7 to testify for the record on Washington's application for

8 interim authorization, Phase I, and Phase II, Components

9 A and B.

10 The State of Washington has been active since

11 1976 in regulating hazardous waste. In 1976 the State

12 Legislature passed the State Hazardous Waste Disposal Act J

13 RCW 70.105. This act defined wastes into two classes~

14 dangerous waste and extremely hazardous waste, and establishe

15 s~andards setting authority for extremely hazardous waste.

16 Subseque~t to the enactment of RCW 70.105, in the

17 Fall of 1976, the department formed a statewide Ad Hoc

18 Committee to assist in the development of state regulations.

19 The committee has a broad representation including private

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in 1977.

A set of standards was adopted

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hazardous waste authority for controlling dangerous waste

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implementing the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery

2 Act.

3 The existing regulations were amended with the

4 assistance of the Ad Hoc Committee. And after several months

5 of legislative hearings and public information meetings

6 the current set of standards was adopted on February 3, 1982.

7 Oh May 3rd, 1982 Governor John Spellman submitted

8 for formal review the State Interim Authorization application

9 to Mr. John R. Spencer, the Region X Regional Administrator

10 of the United States Environmental Protection Agnecy.

11 The application consisted of the following four

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1. The Program Description. This element

describes the existing State Regulatory Control Program

15 i~cluding resources, permitting procedures and compliance

16 monitoring and enforcement activities. The State law

17 and regulations are attached to this element.

18 2. The Attorney General's Statement. This element

19 provides the Attonrey General's assessment and conclusions

20 on the authroity of t~e Washington Department of Ecology

21 to operate a dangerous waste program in accordance with

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3. The Authorization Plan. This element describes

the additional legislative, regulatory and administrative

needs that the State needs to fulfill for final authorization.
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4. The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). This

2 element describes how the department and E.P.A. will transfer

3 information to each other as well as how permits will be

4 reviewed by each and how the State will implement compliance

5 ~onitoring and enforcement actions.

6 In initial review of the individual components of

7 the application E.P.A. found certain parts to be incomplete

8 and additional documentation and assurances W9re requested.

9 The department responded in writing on September 23, 1982,

10 November 5 and 22, 1982, with additional statements of

11 clarification and assurances. And these were reflected in

12 adde ndums to the a.uthorization plan, the memor and um of agree·-

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ment and the Attorney Generalis statement.

In ~onclusion, we believe that the State application

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16 1. The State Legislature adopted in 1976 and

17 amended in 1980 a state hazardous waster law substantially

18 equivalent with the fejeral law.

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and adopted in 1982 a set of state dangerous waste regulatons substantially equivalent to the federal regulations.

3. The state i~ pursuing authorization from the

United States environmental Protec t.Lori Agency is fulfilling

the entent and expectations of Congress and the State

Legislature to have the State ultimately administer the State

program in liew of the Federal ~-{azardous ~vaste Program.
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4. The department has domonstrated its abilities

2 to implment a hazardous waste program over the last several

3 years under a cooperative agreement with E.P.A.

4 In addition, it is the State's position that

5 Washington's environ~ent, its industry and the general public

6 will be better served by a hazardous waste program

7 ad~inistered by the State.

8 HEARING OFFICER KOSHUTA: Thank you, Torn.

9 I apologize for the microphone problems and we

10 would like to ask each of the speakers as you corne up to

11 just try and speak loudly so that e'leryo~e can hear.

12 The ~ext speaker is Mr. Paul Carlso~, representing

13 the Boeing Co~pany.

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of the U.S. Environmental Protection Age~cy and of the

Department of Ecology a~d ladies and gentle~en.

The 30eing Company is pleased to pro'lide its

co~nents on the State of Washi~gton qazardous Waste Management Program. The Co~pany, along with others ~rom industry,

has participated in the developme~t of the State hazardous

waste regulations as a member of the Washington State Department of Ecology Ad Hoc Co~~ittee on Hazardous Waste. The

co~ittee met on a regular basis over a perioj of several

months from October, 1980 through April, 1981.

In our view, tr.e Washi~gton Haza~dous Waste Program
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now meets the test of substantial equivalence to the

2 pertinent elements of the RCRA Program. We, therefore,

3 support the approval by the E.P.A. of the Washington applica4 tion for interim ~uthorization to oper~te the RCRA P~ase I

5 and Phase II, Compone~ts A and B., Programs.

6 Thank you for this opportunity to comment.

7 HEARlNG OFFICER KOSHUTA: Thank you, Mr. Carlson.

8 The next speaker I would like to introduce is

9 Peg Sparkman, repr9senting the League o£ ~o~en Voters.

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11 of Seattle, speaking for the League of Wo~en Voters of

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concerns to you.

The League of Women Voters of the United States,

to which we belong, worked actively for the passage of the

1976 Resource Conservation and Recove~y Act wit~ its

special provisions for the management of hazardous waste.

We support policies to reduce the nonessential portion of

the waste stream, i~cluding hazardous, to reclycle the

nonreducible portion whenever possible, and to ensure

the safe disDosal of the remainder.

with these objectives in mind, the League of Women

Voters of Washington has followed carefully the process of

developing the Washington State regulations for the

management of dangerous and extremely hazardous wastes. We
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have made known to the Department of Ecology and also to the

2 E.P.A. our concerns about these regulations, and, although

3 some of the changes made during the adoption process were

4 not entirely to our liking, we believe that on the whole

5 the progr3m with its degree of hazard approach will provide

6 safe and appropriate management of our present and future

7 hazardous waste. We therefore favor the granting by E.P.A.

80f interim authorization to the Department of Ecology of

9 Washington State for its hazardous waste program.

10 The League of Women Voters of Washingt~n, through

11 its local city and county affiliates, is currently engaged

12 in a study of the progrRffis of hazardous waste in our

13 communities. We will conti~ue to watch during the period

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of preliminary status and will make suggestions for changes i

such appear to be justified. We fir~ly believe that the

general pub I i,c s ho u Ld be informed about the laws and regulations, as well as the dangers of hazardous waste disposal,

and that citizens as well as industry should participate

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i'lent. Thank you.

HEARING OFFICER KOSHUTA: Thank you, Ms. S9arkman.

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That's all the people that sig!.led up to speak.

Is there is anyo~e else who hasn't signed up who wishes

to make some co~~ents?

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If not, that concludes the testimony for the

2 hearing this morning. If there are no other formal comments,

3 we will then end the hearing and provide an opportunity for

4 those of you who wish to ask questions with regard to any

5 of the issues, to ask them of the panel members.

6 You should be aware that the formal public

7 comment period will remain open for another week, as I

8 mentioned before. Comments must be received by E.P.A. by

9 February 1st, 1983. You should send your comments to the

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Regional Offices of t~e Environmental Protection Agency,

1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, 98101, to the attention of

Ms. Betty Wiese.

I mentioned that the hearing was being recorded

for the purposes of providing a trancript. And, again,that

trnascript will be available from our office in approximately

ten days, again, by contacting Ms. Wiese.

Thank you, very much, for co~ing and showing your

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will be considered in making the final decision an interim

authorization. And, again, that decision is expected to

be made by the end of March, 1983. The jecision will be

announced at t~at time.

I now close the formal portion of the hearing.

[Whereupon, at 10:40 a.m., the hearing in the above

entitled matter was closed.]
C [ R T I FIe A T [

This is to certify that the attached pToceedin~s

before the u.s. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTON AGNECY

I nthe l.{a t t e T 0 f :

PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER WASHINGTON

APPLICATION FOR INTERIM AUTHORIZATION OF A

STATE HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTROL PROGRAM

Dock e t ~,umbe r :

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Seattle, Washington

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wtre held as herein appears. and that this is the

original transcript thereof.

FORBrs RrpOp.TI~G SEP,\'I cr

_~-V~. E. D. CARR

Reporter