Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 266.1 - HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT: STANDARDS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SPECIFIC HAZARDOUS WASTES AND SPECIFIC TYPES OF HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES › Part 266 - STANDARDS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SPECIFIC HAZARDOUS WASTES AND SPECIFIC TYPES OF HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES › Subpart N - Conditional Exemption for Low-Level Mixed Waste Storage, Treatment, Transportation and Disposal › STORAGE AND TREATMENT CONDITIONAL EXEMPTION AND ELIGIBILITY › Section 11-266.230 - What conditions must you meet for your LLMW to qualify for and maintain a storage and treatment exemption?

Current through June, 2024
(a) For your LLMW
						to qualify for the exemption you must notify us in writing by certified
						delivery that you are claiming a conditional exemption for the LLMW stored on
						your facility. The dated notification must include your name, address, RCRA
						identification number, NRC or NRC Agreement State license number, the waste
						code(s) and storage unit(s) for which you are seeking an exemption, and a
						statement that you meet the conditions of this subpart. Your notification must
						be signed by your authorized representative who certifies that the information
						in the notification is true, accurate, and complete. You must notify us of your
						claim either within 90 days of the effective date of this rule in your State,
						or within 90 days of when a storage unit is first used to store conditionally
						exempt LLMW.
(b) To qualify for and
						maintain an exemption for your LLMW you must:
(1) Store your LLMW waste in tanks or
						containers in compliance with the requirements of your license that apply to
						the proper storage of low-level radioactive waste (not including those license
						requirements that relate solely to recordkeeping);
(2) Store your LLMW in tanks or containers in
						compliance with chemical compatibility requirements of a tank or container in
						40 CFR
						264.177, or
						264.199
						or
						40 CFR
						265.177, or
						265.199;
(3) Certify that facility personnel who
						manage stored conditionally exempt LLMW are trained in a manner that ensures
						that the conditionally exempt waste is safely managed and includes training in
						chemical waste management and hazardous materials incidents response that meets
						the personnel training standards found in
						40 CFR
						265.16(a)(3);
(4) Conduct an inventory of your stored
						conditionally exempt LLMW at least annually and inspect it at least quarterly
						for compliance with subpart N of this part; and
(5) Maintain an accurate emergency plan and
						provide it to all local authorities who may have to respond to a fire,
						explosion, or release of hazardous waste or hazardous constituents. Your plan
						must describe emergency response arrangements with local authorities; describe
						evacuation plans; list the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all
						facility personnel qualified to work with local authorities as emergency
						coordinators; and list emergency equipment.