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Solid waste: Hazardous waste; identification and listing Exclusions, - November 25, 2005 - Regulations - VLEX 22654815
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SUMMARY: The EPA (also, ``the Agency'' or ``we'' in this preamble) is taking direct final action in granting a petition to exclude (or ``delist'') up to 3,000 cubic yards of wastewater treatment sludges generated annually from the chemical conversion coating of aluminum generated by the General Motors Corporation (GM) Janesville Truck Assembly Plant (JTAP) in
Janesville, Wisconsin from the list of hazardous wastes.
DATES: This rule is effective on January 24, 2006 without further notice unless we receive adverse comment by December 27, 2005. If we receive adverse comments, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that this rule will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Please send two copies of your comments to Todd Ramaly, Waste Management Branch (DW-8J), Environmental Protection Agency, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60604. We will stamp comments postmarked after December 27, 2005 as ``late.'' These ``late'' comments may not be considered in formulating a final decision.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Ramaly at (312) 353-9317. The RCRA regulatory docket for this final rule, number R5-GMJA-05, is located at the EPA Region 5, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604, and is available for viewing from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. The public may copy material from the regulatory docket at $0.15 per page. Contact Todd Ramaly for appointments at the address or phone number above, or by email at ramaly.todd@epa.gov.
What regulations allow a waste to be delisted? II. GM's Petition to Delist Waste from Janesville Truck Assembly Plant
What waste did JTAP petition to delist?
What information must the generator supply? III. EPA's Evaluation IV. Public Comments Received on the Proposed Exclusion
Comments received and responses from EPA V. Final Rule Granting This Petition
What decision is EPA finalizing?
How does this action affect the states? VI. Regulatory Impact
Generators remain obligated under RCRA to confirm that their waste remains nonhazardous based on the hazardous waste characteristics even if EPA has ``delisted'' the wastes and to ensure that future generated wastes meet the conditions set.
Under 40 CFR 260.20, 260.22, and 42 U.S.C. 6921(f), facilities may petition the EPA to remove their wastes from hazardous waste control by excluding them from the lists of hazardous wastes contained in 40 CFR 261.31 and 261.32. Specifically, 40 CFR 260.20 allows any person to petition the Administrator to modify or revoke any provision of parts 260 through 266, 268, and 273 of 40 CFR. 40 CFR 260.22 provides a generator the opportunity to petition the Administrator to exclude a waste from the lists of hazardous wastes on a ``generator specific'' basis.
GM's Petition To Delist Waste From Janesville Truck Assembly Plant
What information must the generator supply?
Public Comments Received on the Proposed Exclusion
Comments received and responses from EPA
(1) Comment: EPA should revise the F019 listing via federal rule change to specify that wastewater treatment sludge from chemical conversion coating processes on aluminum where hexavalent chromium and cyanide are not used should not be F019.
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Final Rule Granting This Petition
GM petitioned EPA to exclude, or delist, the wastewater treatment sludge because GM believed that the petitioned waste does not meet the criteria for which it was listed and that there are no additional constituents or factors which could cause the waste to be hazardous. Review of this petition included consideration of the original listing criteria, as well as the additional factors required by HSWA. See Sec. 222 of HSWA, 42 United States Code (U.S.C.) 6921(f), and 40 CFR 260.22(d)(2)-(4).
The list of constituents for verification is a subset of those initially tested for and is based on the occurrence of constituents at GM-JTAP and at the majority of auto-assembly facilities that already have exclusions granted for F019 (since GM-JTAP certified its process was consistent with the others). This exclusion applies only to a maximum annual volume of 3,000 cubic yards and is effective only if all conditions contained in this rule are satisfied.
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Today's exclusion is being issued under the Federal RCRA delisting program. Therefore, only states subject to Federal RCRA delisting provisions would be affected. This exclusion is not effective in states which have received authorization to make their own delisting decisions. Also, the exclusion may not be effective in states having a dual system that includes Federal RCRA requirements and their own requirements. EPA allows states to impose their own regulatory requirements that are more stringent than EPA's, under section 3009 of RCRA. These more stringent requirements may include a provision that prohibits a federally issued exclusion from taking effect in the state. Because a dual system (that is, both Federal (RCRA) and state (non- RCRA) programs) may regulate a petitioner's waste, we urge petitioners to contact the state regulatory authority to establish the status of their wastes under the state law. If a participating facility transports the petitioned waste to or manages the waste in any state with delisting authorization, it must obtain a delisting from that state before it can manage the waste as nonhazardous in the state.
This rule is not subject to Executive Order 13211, ``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355 May 22, 2001) because it is not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.
Dated: November 16, 2005. Margaret M. Guerriero, Director, Waste, Pesticides and Toxics Division.
0 For the reasons set out in the preamble, 40 CFR part 261 is to be amended as follows:
0 2. Table 1 of appendix IX of part 261 is amended by adding a new facility in alphabetical order to read as follows:
Appendix IX to Part 261--Wastes Excluded Under Sec. Sec. 260.20 and 260.22.
Table 1.--Wastes Excluded From Non-Specific Sources
* * * * * * * General Motors Corporation,
Janesville, Wisconsin.. Wastewater treatment sludge, F019, that is Janesville Truck Assembly Plant.
generated at the General Motors Corporation (GM) Janesville Truck Assembly Plant (JTAP) at a maximum annual rate of 3,000 cubic yards per year. The sludge must be disposed of in a lined landfill with leachate collection, which is licensed, permitted, or otherwise authorized to accept the delisted wastewater treatment sludge in accordance with 40 CFR part 258. The exclusion becomes effective as of January 24, 2006. 1. Delisting Levels: (A) The concentrations in a TCLP extract of the waste measured in any sample may not exceed the following levels (mg/ L): antimony--0.49; arsenic--0.22; cadmium-- 0.36; chromium--3.7; lead--5; nickel--68; selenium--1; thallium--0.21; tin--540; zinc-- 670; p-cresol--8.5; and formaldehyde--43. (B) The total concentrations measured in any sample may not exceed the following levels (mg/kg): chromium--5,300; mercury--7; and formaldehyde-- 540. 2. Quarterly Verification Testing: To verify that the waste does not exceed the specified delisting levels, GM must collect and analyze one representative sample of JTAP's sludge on a quarterly basis.
Changes in Operating Conditions: GM must notify the EPA in writing if the manufacturing process, the chemicals used in the manufacturing process, the treatment process, or the chemicals used in the treatment process at JTAP significantly change. GM must handle wastes generated at JTAP after the process change as hazardous until it has demonstrated that the waste continues to meet the delisting levels and that no new hazardous constituents listed in appendix VIII of part 261 have been introduced and GM has received written approval from EPA. 4. Data Submittals: GM must submit the data obtained through verification testing at JTAP or as required by other conditions of this rule to EPA Region 5, Waste Management Branch (DW- 8J), 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604. The quarterly verification data and certification of proper disposal must be submitted annually upon the anniversary of the effective date of this exclusion. GM must compile, summarize, and maintain at JTAP records of operating conditions and analytical data for a minimum of five years. GM must make these records available for inspection. All data must be accompanied by a signed copy of the certification statement in 40 CFR 260.22(i)(12). 5. Reopener Language--(a) If, anytime after disposal of the delisted waste, GM possesses or is otherwise made aware of any data (including but not limited to leachate data or groundwater monitoring data) relevant to the delisted waste at JTAP indicating that any constituent is at a level in the leachate higher than the specified delisting level, or is in the groundwater at a concentration higher than the maximum allowable groundwater concentration in paragraph (e), then GM must report such data in writing to the Regional Administrator within 10 days of first possessing or being made aware of that data. (b) Based on the information described in paragraph (a) and any other information received from any source, the Regional Administrator will make a preliminary determination as to whether the reported information requires Agency action to protect human health or the environment. Further action may include suspending, or revoking the exclusion, or other appropriate response necessary to protect human health and the environment. (c) If the Regional Administrator determines that the reported information does require Agency action, the Regional Administrator will notify GM in writing of the actions the Regional Administrator believes are necessary to protect human health and the environment. The notice shall include a statement of the proposed action and a statement providing GM with an opportunity to present information as to why the proposed Agency action is not necessary or to suggest an alternative action. GM shall have 30 days from the date of the Regional Administrator's notice to present the information. (d) If after 30 days GM presents no further information, the Regional Administrator will issue a final written determination describing the Agency actions that are necessary to protect human health or the environment. Any required action described in the Regional Administrator's determination shall become effective immediately, unless the Regional Administrator provides otherwise. (e) Maximum Allowable Groundwater Concentrations (mg/L):; antimony--0.006; arsenic--0.005; cadmium--0.005; chromium--0.1; lead--0.015; nickel--0.750; selenium--0.050; tin--23; zinc-- 11; p-Cresol--0.190; and formaldehyde--0.950.