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ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to: Roylene A.

Cunningham, EPA Region 10, Office of

Air Quality (OAQ–107), 1200 Sixth

Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101.

Copies of the State submittal and other

information supporting this action are

available at the following addresses for

inspection during normal business

hours. The interested persons wanting

to examine these documents should

make an appointment with the

appropriate office at least 24 hours

before the visiting day: EPA Region 10,

Office of Air Quality (OAQ–107), 1200

Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington

98101; and Alaska Department of

Environmental Conservation, 410

Willoughby Avenue, Suite 105, Juneau,

Alaska 99801–1795.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Roylene A. Cunningham, EPA Region

10, Office of Air Quality (OAQ–107),

1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington

98101, (206) 553–0513.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information, see the Direct

Final rule which is located in the Rules

Section of this Federal Register.

Dated: May 30, 2001.

Michael A. Bussell,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 10.

[FR Doc. 01–15417 Filed 6–19–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 271

[FRL–7000–2]

California: Proposed Authorization of

State Hazardous Waste Management

Program Revision

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: California has applied to EPA

for final authorization of certain changes

to its hazardous waste program under

the Resource Conservation and

Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA has

reviewed California’s application and

made the tentative decision that these

changes satisfy all requirements needed

to qualify for final authorization, and is

proposing to authorize the State’s

changes.

DATES: EPA must receive written

comments on California’s application

for authorization for changes to its

hazardous waste management program

by July 20, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to

Rebecca Smith, WST–3, U.S. EPA

Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San

Francisco, CA 94105–3901, Phone

number (415) 744–2152. You can view

and copy California’s application at the

following addresses: California

Environmental Protection Agency,

Environmental Services Center, 1001 I

Street, First Floor, Sacramento, CA

95814, phone number: (916) 322–7394,

from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4

p.m., Monday through Friday

(appointment preferred but not

required); and EPA Region 9, Library, 75

Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA

94105–3901, phone number: (415) 744–

1510, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Copy

services are not available in Sacramento,

but should be arranged by the viewer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rebecca Smith at the above address and

phone number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Why Are Revisions to State

Programs Necessary?

States which have received final

authorization from EPA under RCRA

section 3006(b), 42 U.S.C. 6926(b), must

maintain a hazardous waste program

that is equivalent to, consistent with,

and no less stringent than the Federal

program. As the Federal program

changes, states must change their

programs and ask EPA to authorize the

changes. Changes to state programs may

be necessary when Federal or state

statutory or regulatory authority is

modified or when certain other changes

occur. Most commonly, states must

change their programs because of

changes to EPA’s regulations in 40 Code

of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 124,

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

B. What Decisions Have We Made in

This Rule?

EPA has made the tentative

determination that California’s

application to revise its authorized

program meets all of the statutory and

regulatory requirements established by

RCRA. Therefore, we are proposing to

grant California final authorization to

operate its hazardous waste program

with the changes described in the

authorization application. California

will have responsibility for permitting

Treatment, Storage, and Disposal

Facilities (TSDFs) within its borders

(except in Indian Country) and for

carrying out the aspects of the RCRA

program described in its revised

program application, subject to the

limitations of the Hazardous and Solid

Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSWA).

New Federal requirements and

prohibitions imposed by Federal

regulations that EPA promulgates under

the authority of HSWA take effect in

authorized states before such states are

authorized for the requirements. Thus,

EPA will implement those requirements

and prohibitions in California,

including issuing permits, until the

State is granted authorization to do so.

C. What Will Be the Effect if California

Is Authorized for These Changes?

If California is authorized for these

changes, a facility in California subject

to RCRA will have to comply with the

authorized State requirements in lieu of

the corresponding Federal requirements

in order to comply with RCRA.

Additionally, such persons will have to

comply with any applicable Federallyissued requirements, such as, for

example, HSWA regulations issued by

EPA for which the State has not

received authorization, and RCRA

requirements that are not supplanted by

authorized state-issued requirements.

California continues to have

enforcement responsibilities under its

State law to pursue violations of its

hazardous waste management program.

EPA continues to have independent

authority under RCRA sections 3007,

3008, 3013, and 7003, which include,

among others, the authority to:

• Do inspections, and require

monitoring, tests, analyses or reports,

• Enforce RCRA requirements

(including State-issued statutes and

regulations that are authorized by EPA

and any applicable Federally-issued

statutes and regulations) and suspend or

revoke permits, and

• Take enforcement actions regardless

of whether the State has taken its own

actions.

The action to approve these revisions

would not impose additional

requirements on the regulated

community because the regulations for

which California will be authorized are

already effective under State law and

are not changed by the act of

authorization.

EPA cannot delegate the Federal

requirements at 40 CFR Part 262,

Subparts E and H. Although California

has adopted these requirements

verbatim from the Federal regulations in

Title 22 of the California Code of

Regulations, sections 66260–66262, EPA

will continue to implement those

requirements.

D. What Happens If EPA Receives

Comments That Oppose This Action?

If EPA receives comments that oppose

this authorization, we will address those

comments in a later final rule. You may

not have another opportunity to

comment. If you want to comment on

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this authorization, you must do so at

this time.

F. What Has California Previously Been

Authorized for?

California initially received final

authorization on July 23, 1992, effective

August 1, 1992 (57 FR 32726), to

implement the RCRA hazardous waste

management program. This ‘‘base

program authorization’’ authorized

California’s RCRA program based on

California statutory and regulatory

provisions in effect as of December of

1990.

G. What Changes Are We Proposing?

On January 31, 2000, California

submitted a final complete program

revision application, seeking

authorization of their changes in

accordance with 40 CFR 271.21. We

have made a tentative determination

that California’s hazardous waste

program revisions satisfy all of the

requirements necessary to qualify for

final authorization. California has

applied for many of the Federal changes

to the RCRA program since it was

authorized for the base program. The

earliest of these Federal changes goes

back to 1989. However, there are several

changes to the Federal program which

have been made since California’s base

program was authorized for which

California has not yet applied for

authorization. The major areas of

changes for which California has not yet

applied for authorization are: The used

oil regulations; consolidated liability

requirements; military munitions;

phases three and four of the land

disposal restrictions; and universal

waste.

Since authorization of California’s

base program in 1992, California has

submitted numerous packages to EPA

relating to its efforts to seek

authorization for updates to its program

based on revisions to the Federal

program. EPA has published a series of

checklists to aid California and the other

states in such efforts, (see EPA’s RCRA

State Authorization web page at http://

www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/state/

rcra.htm#csrc). Each checklist generally

reflects changes made to the Federal

regulations pursuant to a particular

Federal Register notice. California’s

submittals have been grouped into

general categories (e.g., Air Emissions

Standards, Boilers and Industrial

Furnaces, etc.). Each submittal may

have reflected changes based on one or

more Federal Register notices and

would have thus referenced one or more

corresponding checklists.

What follows is a summary, for each

general category identified by California

in its submittals, of the specific subjects

of changes to the Federal program for

that category. Although the changes to

the Federal program are identified in the

summary, California did not necessarily

make revisions to its program as a result

of each Federal revision noted. For

example, certain revisions to the Federal

program may have resulted in less

stringent regulation than that which

previously existed. Since states may

maintain programs which are more

stringent than the Federal program,

states have the option whether or not to

adopt such revisions.

1. Changes California Identified as

Relating to Air Emissions Standards

We are proposing to grant California

final authorization for all revisions, if

any, to its program due to certain

changes to the Federal program in the

following areas: Organic air emission

standards for process vents and

equipment leaks; and organic air

emissions standards for tanks, surface

impoundments and containers.

2. Changes California Identified as

Relating to the Toxicity Characteristic

We are proposing to grant California

final authorization for all revisions, if

any, to its program due to certain

changes to the Federal program in the

following areas: Interim status standards

for down-gradient ground-water

monitoring well locations; hydrocarbon

recovery operations; chlorofluorocarbon

refrigerants; the mining waste exclusion;

the recycled coke by-product exclusion;

the toxicity characteristic leaching

procedure; the mixture and derivedfrom rules; the removal of strontium

sulfide from the list of hazardous

wastes; the adoption of an

administrative stay for K069 listing

(emission control dust/sludge from

secondary lead smelting); the adoption

of certain technical corrections to the

1990 toxicity characteristic rule; the

listing of chlorinated toluene

production waste (K149, K150, K151);

the standards for treating liquids in

landfills; the references which specify

testing requirements and monitoring

activities; the listing of hazardous

constituents from the use of

chlorophenolic formulations in wood

surface protection; the reference relating

to wood surface protection; the listing of

beryllium powder (P015); and

provisions to be met for excluding as a

hazardous waste certain wastewaters

from the production of carbamates and

carbamoyl oximes (K157).

3. Changes California Identified as

Relating to Corrective Action

Management

We are proposing to grant California

final authorization for all revisions, if

any, to its program due to certain

changes to the Federal program in the

following areas: Corrective action

management units and temporary units.

If these changes are authorized, they

will include final authorization of

California for the February 16, 1993

Corrective Action Management Unit

(CAMU) rule. If California is authorized

for the rule, the State will be eligible for

interim authorization-by-rule for the

proposed amendments to the CAMU

rule, which also proposed the interim

authorization-by-rule process (see

August 22, 2000, 65 FR 51080, 51115).

California will also become eligible for

conditional authorization if that

alternative is chosen by EPA in the final

CAMU amendments rule.

4. Changes California Identified as

Relating to Boilers and Industrial

Furnaces

We are proposing to grant California

final authorization for all revisions, if

any, to its program due to certain

changes to the Federal program in the

following areas: Burning of hazardous

waste in boilers and industrial furnaces;

an administrative stay for coke ovens;

the recycled coke by-products

exclusion; certain coke by-products

listings; guidelines for air quality

modeling and screening for boilers and

industrial furnaces burning hazardous

waste; the adoption of an administrative

stay and interim standards for Bevill

residues; and certain technical

amendments to record keeping

instructions.

5. Changes California Identified as

Relating to Wood and Sludge

We are proposing to grant California

final authorization for all revisions, if

any, to its program due to certain

changes to the Federal program in the

following areas: Wood preserving

listings; and petroleum refinery primary

and secondary oil/water/solids

separation sludge listings.

We also propose to find that

California did not need to adopt a

Federal administrative stay for the

requirement that existing drip pads be

impermeable because the stay expired

on October 30, 1992.

6. Changes California Identified as

Relating to Liners and Leak Detection

We are proposing to grant California

final authorization for all revisions, if

any, to its program due to certain

changes to the Federal program in the

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following area: Liners and leak

detection systems for hazardous waste

land disposal units.

7. Changes California Identified as

Relating to Recyclable Materials Used in

a Manner Constituting Disposal

We are proposing to grant California

final authorization for all revisions, if

any, to its program due to certain

changes to the Federal program in the

following area: The removal of the

conditional exemption for certain slag

residues.

8. Changes California Identified as

Relating to Recovered Oil

We are proposing to grant California

final authorization for all revisions, if

any, to its program due to certain

changes to the Federal program in the

following area: The recovered oil

exclusion.

9. Changes California Identified as

Relating to Delay of Closure

We are proposing to grant California

final authorization for all revisions, if

any, to its program due to certain

changes to the Federal program in the

following area: The delay of closure

period for hazardous waste management

facilities.

10. Changes California Identified as

Relating to Public Participation

We are proposing to grant California

final authorization for all revisions, if

any, to its program due to certain

changes to the Federal program in the

following area: Expanded public

participation.

11. Changes California Identified as

Relating to Used Oil Filters

We are proposing to grant California

final authorization for all revisions, if

any, to its program due to certain

changes to the Federal program in the

following area: The used oil filter

exclusion.

12. Changes California Identified as

Relating to Land Disposal Restrictions

(LDR)

We are proposing to grant California

final authorization for all revisions, if

any, to its program due to certain

changes to the Federal program in the

following areas: LDR third third

scheduled wastes; electric arc furnace

dust (K061); LDRs for newly listed

wastes and hazardous debris; LDRs for

ignitable and corrosive characteristic

wastes whose treatment standards were

vacated; case-by-case capacity variances

for hazardous debris; case-by-case

capacity variances for lead-bearing

hazardous materials; case-by-case

capacity variances for hazardous soil;

and universal treatment standards and

treatment standards for organic

characteristic wastes and newly listed

wastes.

13. Changes California Identified as

Relating to Exports

We are proposing to grant California

final authorization for all revisions, if

any, to its program due to certain

changes to the Federal program in the

following area: The identification of the

U.S. EPA office to which the

notification of export activities and

annual export reports must be sent.

California has also adopted the Federal

regulations implementing a graduated

system of procedural and substantive

controls for hazardous wastes as they

move across national borders within the

Organization for Economic Cooperation

and Development (OECD) for recovery.

The requirements for regulating exports,

Subparts E and H of 40 CFR Part 262,

will be administered by the U.S. EPA

instead of California because the

exercise of foreign relations and

international commerce powers is

delegated to the Federal government

under the Constitution. California has

adopted these export rules into Title 22

California Code of Regulations for the

convenience of the regulated

community.

14. Miscellaneous Changes

We are proposing to grant California

final authorization for all revisions, if

any, to its program due to certain

changes to the Federal program which

removed certain legally obsolete rules.

The following table shows the Federal

and analogous State provisions involved

in this tentative decision and the

relevant corresponding checklists:

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Description of Federal requirement (checklist #) Federal Register date and page Analogous State authority

40 Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR) 60,

Appendix A, Air Emission Standards (AirES),

checklist 154.

(154) 59 FR 62896, Dec. 6, 1994 [amended

by 60 FR 26828, May 19, 1995; 60 FR

50426, Sept. 29, 1995; 60 FR 56952, Nov.

13, 1995; 61 FR 4903, Feb. 9, 1996; 61 FR

28508, June 5, 1996; and 61 FR 59932,

Nov. 25, 1996].

(154) Title 22, California Code of Regulations

(22 CCR) 66260.11, amended June 11,

1999.

40 CFR 124.31–124.33 Public Participation

(Public), checklist 148.

(148) 60 FR 63417, Dec. 11, 1995 ................. (148) 22 CCR 66260.10, 66271.31–66271.33,

amended June 18, 1997.

40 CFR 260.10 Wood and Sludge (Wood),

checklist 82; Boilers and Industrial Furnaces

(BIF), checklists 85, 111; Toxicity characteristics (TC), checklists 99, 118; Liners and Leak

Detection (Liners), checklist 100; Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR), checklist 109; Corrective Action Management Units (CAMU),

checklist 121.

(82) 55 FR 50490, Dec. 6, 1990; (85) 56 FR

7134, Feb. 21, 1991; (99) 56 FR 66365,

Dec. 23, 1991; (100) 57 FR 3462, Jan. 29,

1992; (109) 57 FR 37194, Aug. 18, 1992;

(111) 57 FR 38558, Aug. 25, 1992; (118)

57 FR 54452, Nov. 18, 1992; (121) 58 FR

8658, Feb. 16, 1993.

(99) 22 CCR 66260.10, adopted 1991; (82)

22 CCR 66260.10, amended, 1994; (121)

22 CCR 66260.10, amended 1996; (100)

22 CCR 66260.10, amended July 1, 1996;

(85, 111) 22 CCR 66260.10, amended Feb.

11, 1997; (109) 22 CCR 66260.10, amended Aug. 15, 1997; (118) 22 CCR 66260.10,

amended Nov. 12, 1998.

40 CFR 260.11 AirES, checklists 79, 154; BIF,

checklists 85, 125; TC, checklists 126, 128,

132, 139, 141, 158.

(79) 55 FR 25454, June 21, 1990; (125) 58

FR 38816, July 20, 1993; (126) 58 FR

46040, Aug. 31, 1993; (128) 59 FR 458,

Jan. 4, 1994; (132) 59 FR 28484, June 2,

1994; (139) 60 FR 3089, Jan. 13, 1995;

(141) 60 FR 17001, Apr. 4, 1995; (158) 62

FR 32452, June 13, 1997.

(79) 22 CCR 66260.11, amended 1993; (85,

125) 22 CCR 66260.11, amended July 1,

1996; (154, 126, 128, 132, 139, 141, 158)

22 CCR 66260.11, amended June 11,

1999.

40 CFR 260.20; BIF, checklist 111 .................... .......................................................................... (111) California did not adopt this provision.

40 CFR 260.22; TC, checklist 126 ..................... .......................................................................... (126) California did not adopt this provision

for delisting hazardous waste.

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Description of Federal requirement (checklist #) Federal Register date and page Analogous State authority

40 CFR 260.30–260.33; LDR, checklist 137 ..... (137) 59 FR 47982, Sept. 19, 1994 ................ (137) California Health and Safety Code

(HSC) Division 20, 25143(c), amended

1996. California is not seeking to have

these provisions delegated.

40 CFR 261.2; BIF, checklists 85, 94, 96, 111;

LDR, checklist 137.

(94) 56 FR 32688, July 17, 1991; (96) 56 FR

42504, Aug. 27, 1991.

(85, 94, 96, 111) HSC Division 20, 25143.2,

amended 1988; 22 CCR 66261.2, adopted

July 1, 1996; (137) HSC Division 20,

25143.2, amended 1996.

40 CFR 261.3; BIF, checklist 94, 96; TC,

checklists 117, 140; LDR, checklists 83, 95,

109; Recovered Oil Exclusion, checklist 135.

(83) 56 FR 3864, Jan. 31, 1991; (95) 56 FR

41164, Aug. 19, 1991; (117) 57 FR 7628,

March 3, 1992 and 57 FR 23062, June 1,

1992; (135) 59 FR 38536, July 28, 1994;

(140) 60 FR 7824, Feb. 9, 1995 [amended

at 60 FR 19165, Apr. 17, 1995; 60 FR

25619, May 12, 1995].

(117) HSC Division 20, 25143.2, amended

1994; (135) HSC Division 20, 25144,

amended 1995; (135) HSC Division 20,

25143.2, amended 1996; (94, 96) 22 CCR

66261.3, amended Jan. 31, 1997; HSC, Division 20, 25143.2, amended 1988; (83, 95,

109) 22 CCR 66261.3, amended Aug. 15,

1997; (117, 140) 22 CCR 66261.3, amended Nov. 12, 1998.

40 CFR 261.4; TC, checklists 80, 84, 90, 105,

108; Wood, checklists 82, 92; BIF, checklists

85, 105, 110; LDR, checklist 95; Used Oil Filters, checklists 104, 107; Recovered Oil Exclusion, checklist 135.

(80) 55 FR 40834, Oct. 5, 1990; (84) 56 FR

5910, Feb. 13, 1991; (90) 56 FR 66365,

Dec. 23, 1991; (92) 56 FR 30192, July 1,

1991; (104) 57 FR 21524, May 20, 1992;

(105) 57 FR 27880, June 22, 1992; (107)

57 FR 29220, July 1, 1992; (108) 57 FR

30657, July 10, 1992; (110) 57 FR 37284,

Aug. 18, 1992.

(82, 92, 95, 104, 105, 107, 108, 110) California did not adopt these exclusions; (85,

90) HSC Division 20, 25143.1, amended

1991; (80, 84, 105) 22 CCR 66261.24,

amended 1994; (135) HSC Division 20,

25144, amended 1995; 25143.2, amended

1996

40 CFR 261.6; AirES, checklists 79, 154; BIF,

checklists 85, 94; Recovered Oil Exclusion,

checklist 135.

.......................................................................... (85) HSC Division 20, 21543.2, amended

1988; (79) 22 CCR 66266.12, adopted

1993; (135) HSC Division 20, 25144,

amended 1995; (135) HSC Division 20,

25143.2, amended 1996; (94) 22 CCR

66261.6, amended June 12, 1997; (154) 22

CCR 66261.6, amended June 11, 1999

40 CFR 261.20; LDR, checklist 83 .................... .......................................................................... (83) 22 CCR 66261.20, adopted July 1, 1991

40 CFR 261.22 and 261.24; TC, checklist 126 .......................................................................... (126) 22 CCR 66261.22 and 66261.24,

amended Nov. 12, 1998

40 CFR 261.31; LDR, checklist 83; Wood,

checklists 81, 82, 89, 120; Removal of Legally obsolete rules, checklist 144.

(81) 55 FR 46354, Nov. 2, 1990, amended at

55 FR 51707, Dec. 17, 1990; (89) 56 FR

21955, May 13, 1991; (120) 57 FR 61492,

Dec. 24, 1992 (144) 60 FR 33912, June 29,

1995.

(81, 82, 83, 89, 120) 22 CCR 66261.31,

amended Oct. 10, 1994 (144) California did

not adopt these rules and does not need to

repeal them.

40 CFR 261.32, 261.33; TC, checklists 86, 88,

115, 134, 140; BIF, checklist 110.

(86) 56 FR 7567, Feb. 25, 1991; (88) 56 FR

19951, May 1, 1991; (115) 57 FR 47376,

Oct. 15, 1992; (134) 59 FR 31551, June 20,

1994.

(110) 22 CCR 66261.32, amended July 31,

1996; (86, 88, 115, 134, 140) 22 CCR

66261.32, 66261.33, amended Nov. 12,

1998.

40 CFR 261.35; Wood, checklists 82, 92 .......... .......................................................................... (82, 92) 22 CCR 66261.35, adopted 1994.

40 CFR 261, Appendices II, III, VII, VIII, X;

Wood, checklists 81, 82; TC, checklists 86,

115, 119, 126, 128, 134, 140; BIF, checklist

110.

(119) 57 FR 55114, Nov. 24, 1992 ................. (81, 82) 22 CCR, Division 4.5, Chapter 11,

Appendices III, VII, VIII, amended 1994;

(110) 22 CCR, Division 4.5, Chapter 11,

Appendix VII, amended July 31, 1996; (86,

115, 126, 128, 134, 140) 22 CCR, Division

4.5, Chapter II, Appendices II, III, VII, VIII,

X, amended Nov. 12, 1998 (119) California

did not adopt this regulation.

40 CFR 262.11; LDR, checklist 83 .................... .......................................................................... (83) 22 CCR 66262.11, adopted July 1, 1991.

40 CFR 262.34; Wood, checklists 82, 92; LDR,

checklists 83, 109; AirES, checklist 154.

.......................................................................... (82, 92) 22 CCR 66262.34, adopted 1994;

(83, 109) 22 CCR 66262.34, amended Oct.

28, 1997; (154) 22 CCR 66262.34, amended June 11, 1999

40 CFR 262.53(b) and 262.56(b); Exports,

checklist 97.

(97) 56 FR 43704, Sept. 4, 1991 .................... (97) 22 CCR 66262.53(c) and 66262.56(b),

amended 1993

40 CFR 264.1, 265.1; BIF, checklist 111;

CAMU, checklist 121; LDR, checklists 124,

137.

(124) 58 FR 29860, May 24, 1993 .................. (121) 22 CCR 66265.1, amended 1996; (124)

HSC Division 20, 25179.2, amended 1996;

(111, 124) 22 CCR 66264.1, 66265.1,

amended June 12, 1997; 66270.69, amended July 31, 1996; (137) California did not

adopt these exemptions.

40 CFR 264.3; CAMU, checklist 121 ................. .......................................................................... (121) 22 CCR 66264.3, amended 1996

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Description of Federal requirement (checklist #) Federal Register date and page Analogous State authority

40 CFR 264.13, 265.13; Delay of Closure (Closure), checklist 64; AirES, checklists 79, 87,

154; LDR, checklist 102; TC, checklist 118.

(64) 54 FR 33376, Aug. 14, 1989; (87) 56 FR

19290, Apr. 26, 1991; (102) 57 FR 8086,

Mar. 6, 1992.

(79, 87) 22 CCR 66264.13, 66265.13, amended 1993; (64, 102) 22 CCR 66264.13,

amended Oct. 22, 1996; 66265.13, amended, July 20, 1996; (118) 22 CCR 66264.13,

66265.13, amended Nov. 12, 1998; (154)

22 CCR 66264.13, 66265.13, amended

June 11, 1999

40 CFR 264.15, 265.15; AirES, checklists 79,

154, 163; Liners, checklist 100.

(163) 62 FR 64636, Dec. 8, 1997 ................... (79) 22 CCR 66264.15, 66265.15, amended

1993; (100) 22 CCR 66264.15, 66265.15,

amended July 19, 1995; (154, 163) 22 CCR

66264.15, 66265.15, amended June 11,

1999

40 CFR 264.19, 265.19; Liners, checklist 100 ... .......................................................................... (100) 22 CCR 66264.19, 66265.19, amended

June 30, 1997

40 CFR 264.73, 264.77, 265.73, and 265.77;

AirES, checklists 79, 87, 154, 163; Liners,

checklist 100.

.......................................................................... (79, 87) 22 CCR 66264.73, 66264.77,

66265.73, and 66265.77, amended 1993;

(100) 22 CCR 66264.73, amended Jan. 31,

1996; 66256.73, amended June 30, 1997;

(154, 163) 22 CCR 66264.73, 66264.77,

66265.73, and 66265.77, amended June

11, 1999

40 CFR 264.101; CAMU, checklist 121 ............. .......................................................................... (121) 22 CCR 66264.101, amended 1996

40 CFR 264.110–264.111; 265.110–265.111;

LDR, checklist 109.

.......................................................................... (109) 22 CCR 66264.110–66264.111,

66265.110–66265.111, amended Aug. 15,

1997

40 CFR 264.112, 264.113; 265.112, 265.113;

Closure, checklist 64, BIF, checklists 85, 96;

LDR, checklist 109.

.......................................................................... (64) 22 CCR 66264.112, 66264.113,

66265.112, 66265.113, amended Oct. 22,

1996; (85, 96) 22 CCR 66264.112,

66265.113, amended Dec. 23, 1996;

66265.112, amended Jan. 7, 1997; (109)

22 CCR 66264.112, 66265.112, amended

Aug. 15, 1997.

40 CFR 264.140, 264.142, 265.140, 265.142;

Closure, checklist 64; LDR, checklist 109.

.......................................................................... (64) 22 CCR 66264.142, 66265.142, amended July 20, 1996; 66265.113, amended Oct.

22, 1996; (109) 22 CCR 66264.140,

66264.142, 66265.140, 66265.142, amended Aug. 15, 1997.

40 CFR 264.179, 265.178; AirES, checklist 154 .......................................................................... (154) 22 CCR 66264.179, adopted June 11,

1999; 66265.178, amended June 11, 1999.

40 CFR 264.190, 265.190; Wood, checklist 82;

TC, checklist 126.

.......................................................................... (82) 22 CCR 66264.190, 66265.190, adopted

1994; (126) 22 CCR 66264.190, 66265.190,

amended Nov. 12, 1998.

40 CFR 264.200, 265.202; AirES, checklist 154 .......................................................................... (154) 22 CCR 66264.200, 66265.202, adopted June 11, 1999.

40 CFR 264.221–264.223, 264.226, 264.228,

265.221–365.223, 265.226, 265.228; Liners,

checklist 100; LDR, checklist 109.

.......................................................................... (100) 22 CCR 66264.221, 66265.221, amended Oct. 21, 1997; 66264.222, 66265.222,

66265.228, amended June 30, 1997;

66264.223, adopted July 19, 1995;

66264.228, 66265.223, amended July 19,

1995; (109) 22 CCR 66265.221, amended

Aug. 15, 1997.

40 CFR 264.232, 265.231; AirES, checklist 154 .......................................................................... (154) 22 CCR 66264.232, 66265.231, adopted June 11, 1999.

40 CFR 264.251–264.254, 265.254, 265.255,

265.259, 265.260; Liners, checklist 100.

.......................................................................... (100) 66264.251, amended Oct. 21, 1997;

66264.252, 66264.253, 66265.254,

66265.255, amended June 30, 1997;

66264.254, amended July 19, 1995,

66265.259, 66265.260, adopted July 19,

1995.

40 CFR 264.301–264.304, 264.310, 265.301–

265.304, 265.310; Liners, checklist 100; TC,

checklist 108.

.......................................................................... (108) 22 CCR 66265.301, amended Aug. 15,

1997; (100) 22 CCR 66264.301, 66265.301,

amended Oct. 21, 1997; 66264.302,

66265.302, amended Jun. 30, 1997,

66264.303, 66264.310, amended July 19,

1995; 66264.304, 66265.303–66265.304,

adopted July 19, 1995; 66265.310, amended Aug. 15, 1997.

40 CFR 264.314, 264.316, 265.314, 265.316;

TC, checklists 118, 126, 145.

(145) 60 FR 35703, July 11, 1995 .................. (126) 22 CCR 66264.314, adopted July 1,

1991; (118) 22 CCR 66264.316, 66265.316,

amended Nov. 12, 1998; (118, 145) 22

CCR 66264.314, 66265.314, amended Apr.

16, 1999; (126) 22 CCR 66265.314,

amended Apr. 16, 1999

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40 CFR 264.340, 265.340; BIF, checklist 85 ..... .......................................................................... (85) 22 CCR 66264.340, 66265.340, amended July 1, 1996

40 CFR 264.552, 264.553; CAMU, checklist

121.

.......................................................................... (121) 22 CCR 66264.552, 66264.553, amended 1996

40 CFR 264.570–264.575, 265.440–265.445;

Wood, checklists 82, 92, 120.

.......................................................................... (82, 92, 120) 22 CCR 66264.570–66264.575,

66265.440–66265.445, adopted 1994

40 CFR 264.601; AirES, checklist 154 .............. .......................................................................... (154) 22 CCR 66264.601, adopted June 11,

1999

40 CFR 264.1030–264.1036, 40 CFR

265.1030–265.1035; AirES, checklists 79, 87,

154, 163; TC, checklist 158.

.......................................................................... (79, 87) 22 CCR 66260.10, amended 1994;

66264.1030, 66264.1032–66264.1036,

66265.1030, 66265.1032–66265.1035,

adopted 1993; (158) 22 CCR 66264.1034,

66265.1034, amended Nov. 12, 1998; (154,

163) 22 CCR 66260.10, amended Sept. 3,

1999; 66264.1030, 66264.1033,

66264.1034, 66264.1035, 66265.1030,

66265.1033, 66265.1034, 66265.1035,

amended June 11, 1999

40 CFR 264.1050–264.1065, 265.1050–

265.1064; AirES, checklists 79, 87, 154, 163;

TC, checklist 158.

.......................................................................... (79, 87) 22 CCR 66260.10, amended 1994;

66264.1050, 66264.1052–66264.1065,

66265.1050, 66265.1052–66265.1064,

amended 1993; (158) 22 CCR 66264.1063,

66265.1063, amended 1993; (154, 163) 22

CCR 66260.10, amended Sept. 3, 1999;

66264.1050, 66264.1055, 66264.1058,

66264.1060, 66264.1062, 66264.1064,

66265.1050, 66265.1055, 66265.1058.

66265.1060, 66265.1062, 66265.1064,

amended June 11, 1999

40 CFR 264.1080–264.1090, 264.1091,

265.1080–265.1090, 265.1091; AirES, checklists 154, 163.

.......................................................................... (154, 163) 22 CCR 66260.10, amended Sept

3, 1999; 66264.1080, 66264.1082–

66264.1090, 66265.1080, 66265.1082–

66265.1090, adopted June 11, 1999.

40 CFR 264.1100–264.1102, 265.1100–

265.1102; LDR, checklist 109.

.......................................................................... (109) 22 CCR 66264.1100–66264.1102,

66265.1100–66265.1102, amended Aug.

15, 1997.

40 CFR 264, Appendices I, IX; BIF, checklist

131; TC, checklist 158.

(31) 59 FR FR 13891, Mar. 14, 1994 .............. (131) 22 CCR 66264.801, Appendix I, amended June 12, 1997; (158) 22 CCR, division

4.5, Chapter 14, Appendix IX, amended

Nov. 12, 1998.

40 CFR 265.91; TC, checklist 99 ....................... .......................................................................... (99) 22 CCR 66265.97–66265.99, adopted

1991.

40 CFR 265.370; BIF, checklist 94 .................... .......................................................................... (94) 22 CCR 66265.370, amended July 1,

1996.

40 CFR 265, Appendices I, VI; BIF, checklist

131; AirES, checklists 154, 163.

.......................................................................... (131) 22 CCR 66265.714, Appendix I, amended June 12, 1997; (154, 163) 22 CCR, Division 4.5, Chapter 15, Appendix I, adopted

June 11, 1999.

40 CFR 266.20; Removal of the Conditional Exemption for Certain Slag Residues, Checklist

136.

(136) 59 FR 43496, Aug. 24, 19994 (136)

HSC Division 20, 25143.2, amended 1991..

(136) HSC Division 20, 25143.2, amended

1991.

40 CFR 266.23; LDR, checklist 137 .................. .......................................................................... (137) HSC Division 20, 25143.2 amended

1996. California did not adopt the exemption.

40 CFR 266.30–266.35, 266.40 (remove and

reserve); BIF, checklists 85, 94.

.......................................................................... (85, 94) California did not adopt this regulation and, thus, did not need to remove it.

40 CFR 266.100; TC, checklists 105, 137; Recovered Oil Exclusion, checklist 135; BIF,

checklist 105.

.......................................................................... (105) 22 CCR 66261.24, amended 1994;

(135) HSC Division 20, 25143.2, amended

1996; HSC Division 20, 25144, amended

1995; 22 CCR 66266.100, adopted July 31,

1996; (137) 22 CCR 66266.100, amended

June 12, 1997.

40 CFR 266.100–266.112; BIF, checklists 85,

94, 96, 98, 111, 114, 125, 127.

(98) 56 FR 43874, Sept. 5, 1991; (114) 57 FR

44999, Sept. 30, 1992; (127) 58 FR 59598,

Nov. 9, 1993.

(85, 94, 96, 98, 111, 114, 125, 127) 22 CCR

66266.100–66266.112, amended June 12,

1997.

40 CFR 266.103, 266.104; Removal of Legally

Obsolete Rules, checklist 144.

.......................................................................... (144) California did not adopt these rules and

does not need to repeal them.

40 CFR 266.104, 266.106, 266.107; TC, checklist 158........................................................................... (158) 22 CCR 66266.104, 66266.106,

66266.107, amended Nov. 12, 1998.

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40 CFR 266, Appendices I–XIII; BIF, checklists

85, 94, 96, 111, 114, 125, 127; LDR, checklist 137; TC, checklist 158.

.......................................................................... (137) Appendix XIII, adopted July 31, 1996;

(85, 94, 96, 111, 114, 125, 127) Appendices I–XII, amended June 12, 1997; (158)

22 CCR, Division 4.5, Chapter 16, Appendix IX, amended Nov. 12, 1998.

40 CFR 268.1; LDR, checklist 124, 137 ............ .......................................................................... (124, 137) 22 CCR 66268.1, amended Aug.

15, 1997; (137) California did not adopt one

of the exemptions.

40 CFR 268.2; LDR, checklists 83, 109, 124,

137; CAMU, checklist 121.

.......................................................................... (121) 22 CCR 66260.10, amended 1996; (83,

109, 124, 137) 22 CCR 66260.10, amended

Aug. 15, 1997.

40 CFR 268.3; LDR, checklist 102 .................... .......................................................................... (102) California did not adopt this exemption.

40 CFR 268.5; LDR, checklist 109 .................... .......................................................................... (109) 22 CCR 66268.5, amended Aug. 1997

(California is not seeking to have these extensions delegated.)

40 CFR 268.7; TC, checklist 126; LDR, checklists 83, 109, 124, 137........................................................................... (83, 109, 124, 126, 137) 22 CCR 66268.7,

amended, Oct. 28, 1997.

40 CFR 268.9; LDR, checklists 83, 109, 124,

137.

.......................................................................... (83, 109, 124, 137) 22 CCR 66268.9, amended Aug. 15, 1997.

40 CFR 268.14; LDR, checklist 109 .................. .......................................................................... (109) California did not adopt these exemptions.

40 CFR 268.33; LDR, checklist 83 .................... .......................................................................... (83) 22 CCR 66268.33, amended Aug. 15,

1997.

40 CFR 268.35; LDR, checklists 103, 106, 116,

123.

(103) 57 FR 20766, May 15, 1992; (106) 57

FR 28628, June 26, 1992; (116) 57 FR

47772, Oct. 20, 1992; (123) 58 FR 28506,

May 14, 1993.

(103, 106, 116, 123) 22 CCR 66268.33,

66268.35, amended Aug. 15, 1997.

40 CFR 268.36; LDR, checklist 109 .................. .......................................................................... (109) 22 CCR 66268.36, amended Aug. 15,

1997.

40 CFR 268.37; LDR, checklist 124 .................. .......................................................................... (124) HSC Division 20, 25179, amended

1997; 22 CCR 66268.37, amended Aug.

15. 1997.

40 CFR 268.38; LDR, checklist 137 .................. .......................................................................... (137) 22 CCR 66268.38, amended Aug. 15,

1997.

40 CFR 268.40–268.43, 268.45, 268.46; LDR,

checklists 83, 95, 102, 109, 124, 137; TC,

checklist 126, 134; Removal of the Conditional Exemption for Certain Slag Residues,

checklist 136.

.......................................................................... (136) HSC Division 20, 25143.2, amended

1991; (134) 22 CCR 66268.42, amended

Oct. 16, 1995; (83) 22 CCR 66268.42(c),

amended January 31, 1996; (83, 102, 124)

22 CCR 66268.40, amended Aug. 15,

1997; 66268.42, amended Oct. 15, 1997;

(95, 137) 22 CCR 66268.40, 66268.41,

66268.42, amended Aug. 15, 1997; (109)

22 CCR 66268.40, 66268.41, 66268.45,

amended Aug. 15, 1997; 66268.42,

66268.43, 66268.46, amended Jan. 31,

1996; (137) 22 CCR 66268.43, amended

Aug. 15, 1997; 22 CCR 66268.45,

66268.46, amended Jan. 31, 1996; (126)

22 CCR 66268.40, amended Nov. 12,

1998; 22 CCR 66268.41, amended Aug.

15, 1997.

40 CFR 268.48; LDR, checklist 137 .................. .......................................................................... (137) 22 CCR 66268.48, amended Jan. 31,

1996.

40 CFR 268.50; LDR, checklist 109 .................. .......................................................................... (109) 22 CCR 66268.50, amended Apr. 3,

1996.

40 CFR 268, Appendices I, II, IV, V, VII, VIII, IX

LDR, checklists 83, 109, 137; TC, checklist

126.

.......................................................................... (83, 109, 137) 22 CCR Division 4.5, Chapter

18, Appendix II, IV, V, VII, VIII, IX, adopted

Jan. 31, 1996; (126) 22 CCR Division 4.5,

Chapter 18, Appendix I, IX, amended Oct.

28, 1997.

40 CFR 270.2; CAMU, checklist 121; Removal

of Legally Obsolete Rules, checklist 144;

Public, checklist 148.

.......................................................................... (121) 22 CCR 66260.10, amended 1996;

(144) California did not adopt these rules

and does not need to repeal them. (148) 22

CCR 66260.10, amended June 18, 1997.

40 CFR 270.4; Liners, checklist 100 AirES,

checklist 154.

.......................................................................... (100) 22 CCR 270.4, adopted July 19, 1995;

(154) California did not adopt this regulation.

40 CFR 270.6; TC, checklist 126 ....................... .......................................................................... (126) 22 CCR 66260.11, amended June 11,

1999.

40 CFR 270.10; Removal of Legally Obsolete

Rules, checklist 144.

.......................................................................... (144) California did not adopt these rules and

does not need to repeal them.

40 CFR 270.13; LDR, checklist 109 .................. .......................................................................... (109) 22 CCR 66270.13, amended Jan. 31,

1996.

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Description of Federal requirement (checklist #) Federal Register date and page Analogous State authority

40 CFR 270.14; AirES, checklist 79; LDR,

checklist 109; Public, checklist 148.

.......................................................................... (79) 22 CCR 66270.14, amended 1993; (148)

22 CCR 66270.14, amended Dec. 19,

1996; (109) 22 CCR 66270.14, amended

Aug. 15, 1997.

40 CFR 270.14–270.17, AirES, checklists 87,

154, 163; Liners, checklist 100.

.......................................................................... (87) 22 CCR 66270.14, amended 1993; (100)

22 CCR 66270.17, amended July 19, 1995;

(154, 163) 22 CCR 66270.14–66270.17,

adopted June 11, 1999.

40 CFR 270.18; Liners, checklist 100 ................ .......................................................................... (100) 22 CCR 66270.18, amended June 30,

1997.

40 CFR 270.19; TC, checklist 126 ..................... .......................................................................... (126) 22 CCR 66270.19, amended Nov. 12,

1998.

40 CFR 270.21; Liners, checklist 100 ................ .......................................................................... (100) 22 CCR 66270.21, amended June 30,

1997.

40 CFR 270.22; BIF, checklists 85, 94 .............. .......................................................................... (85, 94) 22 CCR 66270.22, adopted July 1,

1996.

40 CFR 270.24–270.25; AirES, checklists 79,

87.

.......................................................................... (79, 87) 22 CCR 66270.24–66270.25, amended Dec. 28, 1993.

40 CFR 270.26; Wood, checklists 82, 92 .......... .......................................................................... (82, 92) 22 CCR 66270.26, adopted 1994.

40 CFR 270.27; AirES, checklists 87, 154, 163 .......................................................................... (87, 154, 163) 22 CCR 66270.27, adopted

June 11, 1999.

40 CFR 270.30; Public, checklist 148 ................ .......................................................................... (148) 22 CCR 66270.30, amended Dec. 19,

1996.

40 CFR 270.42, 270.43; Appendix I, Closure,

checklist 64; BIF, checklists 85, 94; LDR,

checklists 83, 109, 124; Liners, checklist 100,

CAMU, checklist 121.

.......................................................................... (85, 94) 22 CCR 66270.42, amended July 31,

1996; (64, 83, 85, 94, 109, 121, 124) 22

CCR Division 4.5, Chapter 20, Appendix I,

amended July 31, 1996; (100) 22 CCR Division 4.5, Chapter 20, Appendix I, amended

June 30, 1997.

40 CFR 270.61, 270.62, 270.66; BIF, checklists

85, 94; TC, checklist 126; Public, checklist

148.

.......................................................................... (85, 94) 22 CCR 66270.66, amended June

12, 1997; (148) 22 CCR 66270.61, adopted

May 24, 1991; 22 CCR 66260.10,

66270.62, 66270.66 amended June 18,

1997; (126) 22 CCR 66270.62, 66270.66,

amended Nov. 12, 1998.

40 CFR 270.72–270.73; BIF, checklists 85, 94;

LDR, checklist 109.

.......................................................................... (85, 94) 22 CCR 66270.72–66270.73, amended July 31, 1996; (109) 22 CCR 66270.72,

amended July 31, 1996.

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

H. Where Are the Revised State Rules

Different From the Federal Rules?

State requirements that go beyond the

scope of the Federal program are not

part of the authorized program and EPA

can not enforce them. Although you

must comply with these requirements in

accordance with California law, they are

not RCRA requirements. We consider

that the following State requirements,

which pertain to the revisions involved

in this tentative decision, go beyond the

scope of the Federal program. The

following analysis differs in some ways

from the areas which California

identified as being broader in scope

than the Federal program in its

application.

1. The definition of ‘‘remediation

waste’’ at 22 C.C.R. § 66260.10 is

broader in scope than the Federal

definition at 40 CFR 260.10 only to the

extent California’s definition includes

hazardous substances which are neither

‘‘hazardous wastes’’ nor ‘‘solid wastes.’’

2. 22 C.C.R. § 66264.552(e)(4)(A)(2) is

broader in scope than 40 CFR

264.552(e)(4)(i)(B) only to the extent the

California provision controls the escape

of ‘‘hazardous substances’’ which are

not ‘‘hazardous waste,’’ ‘‘hazardous

constituents,’’ ‘‘leachate,’’

‘‘contaminated runoff’’ or ‘‘hazardous

waste decomposition products.’’

3. California’s program is broader in

scope than the Federal program to the

extent it regulates spent wood

preserving solutions that have been

used and are reclaimed and reused for

their original intended purpose and

wastewaters from the wood preserving

process that have been reclaimed and

are reused to treat wood. These

materials are excluded from the Federal

definition of solid waste by virtue of 40

CFR 261.4(a)(9)(i) and (ii), respectively.

4. HSC § 25144(c) is broader in scope

than 40 CFR 261.4(a)(12) since the

California provision exempts oil

recovery process units and associated

storage units from regulation, rather

than exempting recovered oil from the

definition of solid waste, which is what

the Federal provision does. Thus, the

State program is broader in scope than

the Federal program to the extent

California regulates recovered oil not

contained in such recovery process

units or associated storage units.

5. HSC § 25143.2(c)(1) was broader in

scope than was former section 40 CFR

261.6(a)(3)(vi) (renumbered as

261.6(a)(3)(v) in 1995 (60 FR 25492 1),

which exempted from regulation

petroleum coke produced from

petroleum refinery hazardous waste

containing oil produced by the same

person who generated the waste unless

the resulting coke product was

characteristically hazardous. HSC

§ 25143.2(c)(1), which was part of the

authorized program, was not amended

to conform to the changes made to 40

CFR 261.6(a)(3)(vi) in 1994. At that

time, the Federal exemption was

expanded to include petroleum coke

produced by the same person who

generated the petroleum hazardous

waste containing oil, rather than being

limited to petroleum coke produced at

the same facility at which such wastes

were generated. The State’s exemption

retains the ‘‘at the same facility’’

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2The 1998 revision to 40 CFR 261.4(a)(12)

changed the Federal requirement again to limit the

exemption to materials which are inserted into the

same petroleum refinery where they are generated

or sent directly to another petroleum refinery. Thus

the State’s exemption remains narrower than the

Federal exemption in this respect.

language and, to this extent, is broader

than the Federal requirement.2

6. California does not have the

Federal exclusion found at 40 CFR

261.4(b)(13), which excludes from the

definition of hazardous waste non-terne

plated used oil filters that are not mixed

with hazardous wastes if those filters

are gravity hot drained in accordance

with specified procedures. To the extent

California regulates such oil filters, its

program is broader in scope than the

Federal program.

7. California has not adopted the

Federal exclusion found at 40 CFR

261.4(a)(10). This provision excludes

from the definition of solid waste K060,

K070, K087, K141, K142, K143, K145,

K147, K148, and those coke by-product

residues that are hazardous only

because they exhibit the toxicity

characteristic when, subsequent to

generation, these wastes are recycled by

being returned to coke ovens, to the tar

recovery process as a feedstock to

produce coal tar or mixed with coal tar.

The Federal exclusion is conditioned on

there being no land disposal of the

waste from the point of generation to the

point of recycling. Thus, the absence of

this exemption makes the California

program broader than the Federal

program in this respect.

8. California has not adopted the

Federal provision at 40 CFR

266.100(b)(3), which exempts from

regulation the burning of wastes

produced by conditionally exempt small

quantity generators (see also 40 CFR

261.5). Thus, California’s program is

broader in scope than the Federal

program in this respect.

9. California has not adopted the

Federal provision at 40 CFR

266.100(b)(4), which excludes from

regulation coke ovens if the only

hazardous waste burned is K087,

decanter tank tar sludge from coking

operations. The Federal provision was a

necessary corollary to EPA’s removal of

the coke and coal tar exemption

(formerly 40 CFR 261.6(a)(3)(vii)) due to

the reclassification of coke and coal tar

as products under 40 CFR 261.4(a)(10)

in 1991. California had not adopted the

exemption as part of the base program,

nor did it adopt the 1991 exemption at

40 CFR 261.4(a)(10). Thus, the

California program is broader in scope

than the Federal program to the extent

California regulates coke ovens that

solely burn K087.

10. The California provision at 22

C.C.R. § 66266.100(b)(3) excludes from

regulation in boilers and industrial

furnaces (‘‘BIFs’’) those materials which

are exempted from regulation at 22

C.C.R. § 66261.4. This provision tracks

the Federal provision at 40 CFR

266.100(b)(3), which excludes from

regulation in BIFs those materials which

are exempted from regulation at 40 CFR

261.4. The Federal provision at 40 CFR

261.4 includes more exemptions than

the State provision at 22 CCR § 66266.4

and, therefore, California’s BIF program

is broader in scope than the Federal

program in this respect.

11. 40 CFR 261.4(a)(11) excludes from

the definition of solid waste, nonwastewater splash condenser dross

residue from the treatment of K061 in

high temperature metals recovery units

provided it is shipped in drums (if

shipped) and is not land disposed

before recovery. California has not

adopted this exclusion and its program

is thus broader in scope than the

Federal program in this respect.

12. California’s program is broader in

scope than the Federal program with

respect to the regulation of secondary

materials that are recycled back into

secondary production processes from

which they were generated. 40 CFR

261.2(e)(1)(iii) exempts such materials,

so long as the materials are managed

such that there is no placement on the

land. HSC 25143.2(b)(3), as restricted by

HSC sections 25143.2(e) and 25143.9,

which is the State’s analogue to 40 CFR

261.2(e)(1)(iii), excludes only recyclable

materials that are returned to a primary

process.

I. Who Handles Permits After the

Authorization Takes Effect?

California will issue permits for all

the provisions for which it is authorized

and will administer the permits it

issues. All permits issued by EPA prior

to California being authorized for these

revisions will continue in force until the

effective date of the State’s issuance or

denial of a State RCRA permit, or the

permit otherwise expires or is revoked.

California will administer any RCRA

hazardous waste permits or portions of

permits which EPA issued prior to the

effective date of this authorization until

such time as California has issued a

corresponding State permit. EPA will

not issue any more new permits or new

portions of permits for provisions for

which California is authorized after the

effective date of this authorization. EPA

will retain responsibility to issue

permits needed for HSWA requirements

for which California is not yet

authorized.

J. How Would Authorizing California

for These Revisions Affect Indian

Country (18 U.S.C. 115) in California?

California is not authorized to carry

out its hazardous waste program in

Indian country within the State. A map

of Indian Country in California can be

found on the world wide web at http:/

/www.epa.gov/region09/cross_pr/

indian/maps. A list of Indian Tribes in

California can be found on the web at

http://www.doi.gov/bureau-indianaffairs; it is complete except for two

newly listed tribes, Graton and Lower

Lake Rancherias. Therefore, this

proposed action would have no effect

on the Indian country so described,

including Graton and Lower Lake

Rancherias. EPA will continue to

implement and administer the RCRA

program in Indian country within the

State.

K. Administrative Requirements

The Office of Management and Budget

has exempted RCRA authorizations

from the requirements of Executive

Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4,

1993) and, therefore, a decision to

authorize California for these revisions

is not subject to review by OMB. This

authorization will effectively suspend

the applicability of certain Federal

regulations in favor of California’s

program, thereby eliminating

duplicative requirements for handlers of

hazardous waste in the State.

Authorization will not impose any new

burdens on small entities. Accordingly,

I certify that authorization for these

revisions will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities under the

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601

et seq.). Because implementing this

proposal would authorize pre-existing

requirements under State law and

would not impose any additional

enforceable duty beyond that required

by State law, it will not contain any

unfunded mandate or significantly or

uniquely affect small governments, as

described in the Unfunded Mandates

Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4). For

the same reason, this proposed rule does

not have tribal implications within the

meaning of Executive Order 13175 (65

FR 67249, November 6, 2000). It does

not have substantial direct effects on

Tribal governments, on the relationship

between the Federal government and

the Indian tribes, or on the distribution

of power and responsibility between the

Federal government and Indian tribes,

as specified in Executive Order 13175.

Authorization will not have substantial

direct effects on the states, on the

relationship between the national

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government and the States, or on the

distribution of power and

responsibilities among the various

levels of government, as specified in

Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255,

August 10, 1999), because it merely

authorizes State requirements as part of

the State RCRA hazardous waste

program without altering the

relationship or the distribution of power

and responsibilities established by

RCRA. A decision to authorize

California for these revisions also is not

subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR

19885, April 23, 1997), because it is not

economically significant and it does not

make decisions based on environmental

health or safety risks. The proposed rule

does not include environmental justice

related issues that require consideration

under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR

7629, February 16, 1994).

Under RCRA 3006(b), EPA grants a

state’s application for authorization as

long as the state meets the criteria

required by RCRA. It would thus be

inconsistent with applicable law for

EPA, when it reviews a state

authorization application, to require the

use of any particular voluntary

consensus standard in place of another

standard that otherwise satisfies the

requirements of RCRA. Thus, the

requirements of section 12(d) of the

National Technology Transfer and

Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C.

272 note) do not apply. As required by

section 3 of Executive Order 12988 (61

FR 4729, February 7, 1996), in issuing

this proposed rule, EPA has taken the

necessary steps to eliminate drafting

errors and ambiguity, minimize

potential litigation, and provide a clear

legal standard for affected conduct. EPA

has complied with Executive Order

12630 (53 FR 8859, March 15, 1988) by

examining the takings implications of a

decision to authorize California for

these revisions in accordance with the

Attorney General’s Supplemental

Guidelines for the Evaluation of Risk

and Avoidance of Unanticipated

Takings issued under the Executive

Order. A decision to authorize

California’s revisions will not impose an

information collection burden under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 271

Environmental protection,

Administrative practice and procedure,

Confidential business information,

Hazardous waste, Hazardous waste

transportation, Indian lands,

Intergovernmental relations, Penalties,

Reporting and record keeping

requirements.

Authority: This proposed action 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: June 12, 2001.

Laura Yoshii,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 9.

[FR Doc. 01–15481 Filed 6–19–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

RIN 1018–AH03

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

and Plants; Notice of Availability of

Draft Economic Analysis, Reopening

of Comment Period, and Notice of

Public Hearing for the Proposed

Critical Habitat Determination for the

Quino Checkerspot Butterfly

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of

availability of draft economic analysis,

reopening of public comment period,

and notice of public hearing.

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service (Service), announces

the availability of the draft economic

analysis for the proposed determination

of critical habitat for the Quino

checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas

editha quino) and the reopening of the

public comment period for the proposed

determination to allow all interested

parties to submit written comments on

the proposal and on the draft economic

analysis. Comments previously

submitted need not be resubmitted as

they have been incorporated into the

public record and will be fully

considered in the final rule.

Additionally, we are announcing that a

public hearing will be held on the

proposed critical habitat determination.

DATES: The original public comment

period on the critical habitat proposed

determination closed on April 9, 2001.

The public comment period is

reopened, and we will accept comments

until July 30, 2001. Comments must be

received by the 5:00 p.m. on the closing

date. Any comments that are received

after the closing date may not be

considered in the final decision on this

action. The public hearing will be held

on July 17, 2001, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00

p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in

Escondido, California.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be

held at the Castle Creek Inn Resort,

29850 Circle R Way, Escondido,

California. Copies of the draft economic

analysis and proposed critical habitat

determination are available on the

Internet at http://carlsbad.fws.gov or by

writing to the Field Supervisor, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Carlsbad Fish

and Wildlife Office, 2730 Loker Avenue

West, Carlsbad, California, 92008.

Written comments should be sent to the

Field Supervisor. You may also send

comments by electronic mail (e-mail) to

fws1quino@fws.gov. Please submit

comments in ASCII file format and

avoid the use of special characters and

encryption. Please include ‘‘Attn: Quino

checkerspot butterfly’’ and your name

and return address in your e-mail

message. If you do not receive a

confirmation from the system that we

have received your e-mail message,

contact us directly by calling our

Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office at

phone number 760–431–9440.

Comments and materials received will

be available for public inspection, by

appointment, during normal business

hours at the Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife

Office, at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Douglas Krofta, Branch Chief, Listing,

Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, at the

above address (telephone 760–431–

9440; facsimile 760–431–9624).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Quino checkerspot butterfly is a

member of the family Nymphalidae

(brush-footed butterflies) that occurs in

open habitat patches primarily in

coastal sage scrub and native plant

communities ranging from southwestern

Riverside County, California to northcentral Baja California, Mexico. The

primary host plant for Quino

checkerspot butterfly larvae is Plantago

spp. (plantain), while nectar sources for

adult butterflies primarily include

plants of the figwort plant family, or

closely related plants.

The adult Quino checkerspot butterfly

has a wingspan of approximately 4

centimeters (1.5 inches). The top sides

of the wings have a red, black, and

cream colored checkered pattern and

the bottom sides are dominated by a red

and cream marbled pattern. The

abdomen of Quino checkerspot

butterflies has red stripes across the top.

Quino checkerspot butterfly larvae are

black with a row of nine orange fleshy/

hairy extensions on their back. Pupae

are mottled black on a pale blue-gray

background and extremely well

camouflaged.

Historically, common in southern

California and north-central Baja