Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/05/20/E9-11747/louisiana-final-authorization-of-state-hazardous-waste-management-program-revision
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A Rule by the Environmental Protection Agency on 05/20/2009
This final authorization will become effective on July 20, 2009 unless the EPA receives adverse written comment by June 19, 2009. If the EPA receives such comment, it will publish a timely withdrawal of this immediate final rule in the Federal Register and inform the public that this authorization will not take effect.
74 FR 23645
23645-23650 (6 pages)
EPA-R06-RCRA-2008-0757
FRL-8905-4
E9-11747
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/E9-11747 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/E9-11747
Alima Patterson, Region 6, Regional Authorization Coordinator, State/Tribal Oversight Section (6PD-O), Multimedia Planning and Permitting Division, EPA Region 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, (214) 665-8533 and e-mail address patterson.alima@epa.gov.
The effect of this decision is that a facility in Louisiana subject to RCRA will now have to comply with the Start Printed Page 23646authorized State requirements instead of the equivalent Federal requirements in order to comply with RCRA. Louisiana has enforcement responsibilities under its State hazardous waste program for violations of such program, but the EPA retains its authority under RCRA sections 3007, 3008, 3013, and 7003, which include, among others, authority to:
The State of Louisiana initially received final authorization on February 7, 1985, (50 FR 3348), to implement its base Hazardous Waste Management Program. We granted authorization for changes to their program on November 28, 1989 (54 FR 48889) effective January 29, 1990; August 26, 1991 (56 FR 41958) effective August 26, 1991; November 7, 1994 (59 FR 55368) effective January 23, 1995; December 23, 1994 (59 FR 66200) effective March 8, 1995; there were technical corrections made on January 23, 1995 (60 FR 4380), effective January 23, 1995; and another technical correction was made on April 11, 1995 (60 FR 18360) effective April 11, 1995; October 17, 1995 (60 FR 53704) effective January 2, 1996; March 28, 1996 (61 FR 13777) effective June 11, 1996; December 29, 1997 (62 FR 67572) effective March 16, 1998; October 23, 1998 (63 FR 56830) effective December 22, 1998; August 25, 1999 (64 FR 46302) effective October 25, 1999; September 2, 1999 (64 FR 48099) effective November 1, 1999; February 28, 2000 (65 FR 10411) effective April 28, 2000; January 2, 2001 (66 FR 23) effective March 5, 2001; December 9, 2003 (68 FR 68526) effective February 9, 2004, June 10, 2005 (70 FR 33852) effective August 9, 2005; November 13, 2006 (71 FR 66116) effective January 12, 2007 and August 16, 2007 (72 FR 45905) effective October 15, 2007. On November 13, 2008, Louisiana applied for approval of its program revisions for RCRA Clusters XVI and XVII including Checklist 208(Methods Innovation Rule and SW-846 Final Update IIIB). In this application, Louisiana is seeking approval for RCRA Checklists 208 and 211 through 215 in accordance with 40 CFR 271.21(b)(3).
Since 1979, through the Environmental Affairs Act, Act 449 enabled the Office of Environmental Affairs within the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, as well as, the Environmental Control Commission to conduct an effective program designed to regulate those who generate, transport, treat, store, dispose or recycle hazardous waste. During the 1983 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, Act 97 was adopted, which amended and reenacted La. R. S. 30:1051 et seq. as the Environmental Quality Act, renaming the Environmental Affairs Act (Act 1938 of 1979). This Act created Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), including provisions for new offices within this new Department of Environmental Quality. Act 97 also transferred the duties and responsibilities previously delegated to the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Environmental Affairs, to the new Department. The LDEQ has lead agency jurisdictional authority for administering the Resource Recovery and Conservation Act (RCRA) Subtitle C program in Louisiana. Also, the LDEQ is designated to facilitate communication between the EPA and the State. During the 1999 Regular Session of Louisiana Legislature Act 303 revised the La. R.S. 30:2011 et. seq. allowing LDEQ to reengineer the Department to perform more efficiently and to meet its strategic goals.
It is the intention of the State, through this application, to demonstrate its equivalence and consistency with the federal statutory tests, which are outlined in the United States Environmental Protection Agency regulatory requirements under 40 CFR part 271, subpart A, for final authorization. The submittal of this application is in keeping with the spirit and intent of RCRA, which provides equivalent States the opportunity to apply for final authorization to operate all aspects of their hazardous waste management programs in lieu of the Federal government. The Louisiana Environmental Quality Act authorizes the State's program, Subtitle II of Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. With this application Louisiana is applying for authorization for specific areas of the State regulations identified as requiring authorization and the listed Checklists are: 208, 211, 212, 213, 214 and 215 will allow the State to implement the equivalent RCRA Subtitle C portion of the program. The State has also added electronics as additional waste to the State's RCRA authorized Universal Waste regulations. The State did not adopt all Federal regulations in Checklist 213 because some of the Federal regulations are the Performance Track program. However, the State has its own Regulatory Innovations Program that parallels the Federal Performance Track program (see LAC 33:I Chapter 37).
On November 13, 2008, Louisiana submitted a final complete program revision application, seeking authorization of their changes in accordance with 40 CFR 271.21. We now make an immediate final decision, subject to receipt of written comments that oppose this action, that Louisiana's hazardous waste program revision satisfies all of the requirements necessary to qualify for Final Start Printed Page 23647authorization. Therefore, we grant the State of Louisiana Final authorization for the following changes: The State of Louisiana's program revisions consist of regulations which specifically govern RCRA Clusters XVI through XVII including Checklist 208 as documented below:
1. Methods Innovation Rule and SW-846 Final Update IIIB. (Checklist 208) 70 FR 34538-34592 June 14, 2005 Louisiana Revised Statutes (LRS) 30: Section 2001 et seq., with specific cites of 2174, 2175, and 2180 effective December 31, 2004; Louisiana Environmental Regulatory Code, Part V. Subpart 1 Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials Sections 105.I.4, 110, 110A-B, 110.B.2-3, 110.B.8, 110.B.4, 110.B.9, 110.B.1, 100.B.6-7, 110.B.10, 110.C, 110.C.1-3, 110.C.3.a-z, 100.C.3.aa, 110.D, 110.D.1-2, 110.E, 110.E.1-2, 110.F, 110.F.1-2, 110.G, 110.G.1-2, 105.M.3.a.i, Definition of Hazardous waste 109.2.d, 4903.B.1, 4903.C.1, 4903.C.2, 4901.B.3.b.ii.(c).(i)-(ii), 4909.D.7, 4999. Appendix D, 4999. Appendix B, 4999. Appendix A, 1901.A, 2515.C, 1711.C.1.b, 1711.C.1.d, 1711.C.1.d.i-ii, 1711.D.1.c, 1711.F, 1741.D.2, 3005.G. Table 2, 4431.A.1, 4507.C, 1711.C.1.b, 1711.C.1.d, 1711.C.d.i-ii, 1711.D.1.c, 1711.F, 1741.D.2, 1703, 4727.A.3.b.iii, 4727.A.3.c, 4727.A.c.i-v, 4727.A.3.c.i-ii, 4727.B.3.b.iii, 4727.B.3.c, 4727.B.3.c.i-v, 4727.B.3.c.i-ii, 4727.C.3.a, 3001.D.1.b, 3005.B.1, 3013.A, 3025.B.1, 3025.B.2.a, 3025.B.2.a. Note, 3099. Appendix 1 (IBR), 2223.B, 2299. Table 2, Footnote 7, 2299. Table 7, Footnote 4, 4999. Appendix C, 529.C.1.c-d, 535.A.2.b.ii, 3115.B.1.c-d, 537.B.2.ii.(a)-(b), 4003.B.1.b, 4033.C, 4047.C and 4067.C, as amended and effective June 2008.
2. Revision of Wastewater Treatment Exemptions for Hazardous Waste Mixtures (“Headworks exemptions”). (Checklist 211) 70 FR 57769-57785 October 4, 2005 Louisiana Revised Statutes (LRS) 30: Section 2001 et seq., with specific cites of 2174, 2175, and 2180 effective December 31, 2004; Louisiana Environmental Regulatory Code, Part V. Subpart 1 Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials Sections 109. Hazardous Waste.2.c.i-ii, Hazardous Waste.2.c.iv-vii, as amended and effective June 2008.
3. NESHAP: Final Standards for Hazardous Waste Combustors (Phase I Final Replacement Standards and Phase II). (Checklist 212) 70 FR 59402-59579 October 12, 2005 Louisiana Revised Statutes (LRS) 30: Section 2001 et seq., with specific cites of 2174, 2175, and 2180 effective December 31, 2004; Louisiana Environmental Regulatory Code, Part V. Subpart 1 Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials Sections 110.A, 110.C.1, 3105.B.1, 3105.B.3, 4513.B.1, 3001.B.1, 3001.B.3, 3001.B.3.a-c, 3001.B.4, 110.A, 110.C, 110.C.1, 303.R, 303.R.1-9, 529.F, 535.G and G.1-3, 530.D.3, 536.E.3, 311.F, 321.C.10.a-c, 321.C.11.a, 321.C.11.a.i-iii, 321.C.11.b, 321.C.11.c, 322.L.10, 3115.E, 537.D and D.1-3, 2001.A.1-2, 2001.B.1-2, 2001.C, and 2001.C.1-2, as amended and effective June 2008.
4. Burden Reduction Initiative. (Checklist 213) 71 FR 16862-16915 April 4, 2006 Louisiana Revised Statutes (LRS) 30: Section 2001 et seq., with specific cites of 2174, 2175, and 2180 effective December 31, 2004; Louisiana Environmental Regulatory Code, Part V. Subpart 1 Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials Sections LAC 33:V.105.O.2.b.ii, 105.O.2.b.iii-vii, 105.D.1.i.iii.(e) 105.D.6.i, 1509.B.4, 1515.A.5, 1513.B.2, 1513.F.9, 1529.B, 1529.B.1, 1529.B.5, 1529.B.9, 1529.B.11, 1529.B.12, 1529.B.21, 1529.B.22, 3317.D, 3317.G.2-3, 3319.F-G, 3321.G, 3513.E.5, 3517.A, 3527.A, 3707.I, 3711.I, 3715.E, 2109.A, 1903.A, 1903.B.5.b, 1905.A-B, 1907.A.1, 1907.A.2, 1907.I.2.b, 1911.B-C, 1911.C.1-2, 1911.D, 1911.E-F and G, 1913.F, 2303.C, 2719.B, 2515.A, 2515.A, 2515.B-E, 2515.D, 2515.D.1-2, 3111.A.2, 3119.D, 2605.C.2, 2803.A-C, 2805.B, 2805.H, 2807.A, 1737.B.1-2, 1737.D, 1739.A, 4701.A, 4703.C.2, 4319 reference to 1515.A.5, 4341 reference to 1513.B.1, 1513.F.9 and 10, 4357.B, 4357.B.1-2, 4357.B.8-10, 4357.B.17, 4367.C.1, 4367.C.3, 4373.F, 4373.I, 4383.E.5, 4387.A, 3527.A, 4403.H, 4407.H, 4411.E, 2109.A, 4433.A, 4433.B.5.b, 4435.A-B, 4437.A.1-2, 4437.I.2, 4440.A, 4440.B, 4440.B.1-3, 4440.C-E, 4441.F, 4438.C, 4438.D, 4462.A, 4452, 4452.A, 4472.A, 4489.E, 4512.A, 4498.A, 4507.A-B, 4507.F, 4507.F.1, 2803.A-C, 2805.B, 2805.H, 2807.A, 1737.B.1-2, 1737.D, 1739.A, 4701.A, 4703.C.2, 3005.H, 3007.D, 3007.K, 2245.A, 2245.B, 2247.E, 2246.A, 2246.D, 519.A, 523.A, 532.A.3.o, and 322.O, as amended and effective June 2008.
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5. Corrections to Errors in the Code of Federal Regulations. (Checklist 214) 71 FR 40254-40280 July 14, 2006 Louisiana Revised Statutes (LRS) 30: Section 2001 et seq., with specific cites of 2174, 2175, and 2180 effective December 31, 2004; Louisiana Environmental Regulatory Code, Part V. Subpart 1 Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials Sections 109. Incompatible Waste, 109. Personnel or Facility Personnel, 3813. Universal Waste, 109. Used Oil, 105.M.1.a, 105.M.4.b, 105.L.1-2, 109. Solid Waste.3.a.i, 109. Hazardous Waste.2.a, 105.D.1.t.v, 105.D.2.f.ii, 105.D.2.g, 105.D.2.g.iv, 105.D.2.g.vi, 105.D.2.j, 105.D.5.b.vi, 105.D.5.c.i, 4105.A.2.a-d, 4105.D, 4903.B.3, 4903.B.3.a-b, 4903.B.b.i-iv, 4903.B.4, 4903.B.4.a-d, 4903. Notes 1-4, 4903.E.2, 4901.B. Table 1, 4901.C. Table 2, K107 entry, 4901.C. Table 2, K069 entry, 4901.E, 4901.E Comment, 4901.E. Table 3, 4901.F, 4901.F. Comment, 4901.F. Table 4, 4901. Table 7, 4901.D.1.a.iii.(d), 4901.G. Table 6, 3105. Table 1, 1109.E.1.a.iv, 1113.D.2. Note, 1113.G.2. Note, 1113.I.1.a, 1101.D, 109. Recovery Operations, 1127.B.1.a.ii, 1127.C.2.a.i, 1127.C.2.b.i, 1127.D.5, 1127.G.1, 1127.G.1.e, 1501.C.2, 1535.A, 1519.B.8.c.ii, 1517.B, 109. Holocene, 109. One-Hundred Year Flood, 3315.A.1, 3315.I.5, 3317.A.2, 3317.G.4.a, 3319.H.2, 3322.E, 3507.A.3, 3511.B.8, 3517.A-B, 3523.C, 3525.B.1.b, 3701.D.1, 3705.B.2, 3707.B.7-8, 3707.E.5, 3711.A.3.a, 3711.D.6, 3711.F.11, 3715.H.1, 3719.B, 3719.F introductory paragraph, 3719.G Letter From Chief Financial Officer, 3719.G. Letter From Chief Financial Officer, Item 3, 3719.G Letter From Chief Financial Officer, Part A Alternative I, item *3, 3719.G Letter From Chief Financial Officer, Part B Alternative I, item 10, 3719.G Letter From Chief Financial Officer, Part B Alternative I, item 15, 3719.G Letter From Chief Financial Officer, Part B Alternative II, item *7, 3719.H.2, Guarantee for Liability Coverage, 3719.H.2, Certification of Valid Claim, 3719.H.2.n, 3719.I.3, 3719.J.2.d, 3719.K, 3719.L, 3719.M.1, Certification of Valid Claim Section 8(c), 3719.N.1, Section 3.c.i, 3719.N1, Section 3.e.iii, 3719.N.1, Section 12, 3719.N.1, Section 16, 2111.B.1, 1907.C.4. Note, 1907.D.4, 1907.E.2.b, 1907.E.2.c, 1907.E.2.e.i-ii, 1907.E.3.a-b, 1907.G.1.c-d, 1907.G.2.a.i, 2903.J.1.b, 2903.J.3.b, 2903.L.1, 2903.L.2.b-c, 2906.B.1, 2907.B.2, 2303.A.2.a, 2304.A-B, 2317.B, 2719.C.7, 2719.D, 2723.A, 2503.L.3, 2503.N.2.a.ii, 2504.A-B, 2508.B.1, 2515.E.2, 2523.A, 3113.B, 2603.E.4.c, 2603.E.4.d.vi, 2603.E.6.c.v, 2604.E, 2605.A, 2607.E.6, 2805.A.1, 2805.A.4-5, 2805.C, 2805.N.2-3, 3201.A, 3203 introductory paragraph 3203.B.11, 3203.C.4, 1705.A.2, 1709.F.2.g.ii, 1711.B.2, 1713.C.4.a, 1713.C.4.b, 1717.F, 1731.C.1, 1743.C.3, 1747.A, 1747.C, 1767.C.2, 1802.B.3.c, 1802.C.3, 1802.C.3.a, 1802.D, 1803.A, 1529.B. Table 1 and 2, 1529.B.4. Table 2, 4301.C.3.a, 4301.C.5, 4311.A, 4315.B.1, 4319A, 4320.C.2, 4349.A, 4367.C, 4377.B.4, 4379.A.3, 4381.B.5, 4381.D.4, 4383.B, 4383.E.4, 4389.B, 4393.B.1.b, 4397.B, 4397.B.2, 4401.A, 4407.E.11, 4411.A.1.a, 4411.B.1.a-b, 2109.A, 4437.E.2.e.i-ii, 4437.I.2, 4439.B.1-2, 4442.A, 4438.C, 4462A, 4462.D.2.a.i-ii, 4451.B.1, 4457.B.3.d, 4457.C.2, 4474.B, 4472.B.1, 4489.A.4, 4491.A, 4512.A, 4512.D.1, 4512.D.2.a.ii, 4497.B, 4498.B.1, 4503.A.1, 4507.F.1.b, 4507.G.2, 4511.A, 4511.A.3, 4511.A.4, 4545.A.1, 4593.A, 2805.A.4, 2805.C, 4601.A, 4555.A, 4559.A, 4587.A, 4719.A, 4729.A, 4733.A, 4739.A, 4701.A.4, 4703.B.3.a.ii, 4703.B.3.c, 4703.C.3, 4703.D, 4357. Table 1, 4357. Table 2, 199. Appendix A, 1799. Table 1, 4143.A, 4145.A. Table, 3001.B.2.d, 3001.D.3.a.i, 3001.G, 3005.A.2.f, 3005.E.5.a.v, 3005.E.4.a.iii, 3005.E.6.b.ii.(b), 3005.F.3, 3007.A.4.g, 3007.B.2.e.ii.(b), 3007.B.5.b.i, 3007.B.6.h.i, 3007.C.1.a, 3007.C.1.b.i.(b), 3007.C.1.i, 3007.C.1.i.i, 3007.C.4.d.iii.(a), 3007.G.1.a, 3013.D.1, 3019.A.2.b, 3019.B, Chapter 42 heading, 3099. Appendix C incorporates by reference 40 CFR 266 Appendix III, 3099. Appendix D incorporates by reference 40 CFR 266 Appendix IV, 3099. Appendix E incorporates by reference 40 CFR 266 Appendix V, 3099. Appendix F incorporates by reference 40 CFR 266 Appendix VI, 3099. Appendix H incorporates by reference 40 CFR 266 Appendix VIII, 3099. Appendix I, incorporates by reference 40 CFR 266 Appendix IX, 3099. Appendix L incorporates by reference 40 CFR 266 Appendix XIII, 2203.A. Debris, 2237.A.3, 2241.F.5, 2245.A, 2245.C.1.b, 2245.D. Table, 2247.B.2.e,
2247.C.2, 2247.F.2, 2246.E, 2246.E.1, 2246.E.1.a-c, 2246.E.2-3, 2237.C.2, 2247.F.2, 2237.C.3, 2223.G, 2299. Table 2, 2299. Table 3, 2231.C.1, 2299. Table 8, 2299. Table 7, 2236.D, 2205.C, 2205.H, 305.B.4, 305.C.13, 109.On-Site, 109. Publicly-Owned Treatment Works or POTW, 303.P.1, 513.A.1, 513.A.2, 515.A.14.g, 519.A, 517.T.1.a.ii, 517.B.4, 517.V, 525.G, 527.B, 527.H, 531.H.2, 532.A.3.o, 325.B, 323.B.2.e, 321.C.4.b.i, 322.C.4, 4301.B, 4303.B.2, 3813. Universal Waste, 3821.B, 3823.A.1, 3845.A.1, 4001. Petroleum Refining Facility, 4003.B.2, 4005.A, 4005. Table 1, 4031.C.3.a, 4031.C.5, 4033.A, 4033.C.2, 4035.A, 4045.A, 4045.B, 4045.B.1.b, 4045.B.6.b, 4045.B.6.c, 4051.A, 4051.B.2.a.ii, 4053.A.2, 4055.A.2.b, 4059.A, 4067.B.3, 4069.E, and 4077.B.1, as amended and effective June 2008.
6. Cathode Ray Tubes Rule. (Checklist 215) 71 FR 42928-42949 July 28, 2006 Louisiana Revised Statutes (LRS) 30: Section 2001 et seq., with specific cites of 2174, 2175, and 2180 effective December 31, 2004; Louisiana Environmental Regulatory Code, Part V. Subpart 1 Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials Sections 109. Cathode Ray Tube or CRT, 109. CRT Collector, 109. CRT Glass Manufacturer, 109. CRT Processing, 105.D.1.v.i, 105.D.1.v.ii-iii, 105.D.1.v.iv, 4909, 4911, 4913 and 4915, as amended and effective June 2008.
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The State of Louisiana's regulations has some more stringent regulations at LAC 105.I.4, which requires public notice to make changes in regulations. For the State to incorporate by reference (IBR) the Federal regulations, there must be public notice with appropriate volume, revisions and date of publication to allow for public comment to the IBR language. The more stringent State regulations when it comes to design, assessment, and operating requirements of a facility can also be found at: LAC 33:V3711.I, LAC 33.V.3715.E, LAC 33:V.1903.A, LAC 33:V.1907.I.2.b, LAC 33:V.1913.F, LAC 33:V.2803.A, LAC 33:V.2803.C, LAC 33:V.2805.B, LAC 33:V.2805.H, LAC 33:V.2807.A, LAC 33:V.4387.A, LAC 33:V.3527.A, LAC 33:V.4407.H, LAC 33:V.4411.E, LAC 33V.4433.A, LAC 33:V.4433.B.5.b, LAC 33:V523.A, 33:V.4435.A, LAC 33 V.4435.B, LAC 33:V.4437.I.2, LAC 33:V.4441.F, LAC 33:V.4489.E, LAC 33:V.2803.B, and LAC 33:V.532.A.3.o. The Federal regulations allows a certified qualified Professional Engineer to attest the results of the evaluation. However, the State allows certification by an independent, qualified Professional Engineer to attest to the results of the evaluation. There are no broader in scope provisions in this authorization document.
The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the United States. The EPA will submit a report containing this document and other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior to publication in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal Register. This action is not a “major rule” as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). This action will be effective July 20, 2009.
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