Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 726 - STANDARDS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SPECIFIC HAZARDOUS WASTE AND SPECIFIC TYPES OF HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES › Subpart G - SPENT LEAD-ACID BATTERIES BEING RECLAIMED › Section 726.180 - Applicability and Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				Extent of Exemption for Spent Lead-Acid Batteries from Hazardous Waste
				Management Requirements. If an owner or operator generates, collects,
				transports, stores, or regenerates lead-acid batteries for reclamation
				purposes, the owner or operator may be exempt from certain hazardous waste
				management requirements. Subsections (a)(1) though (a)(5) indicate which
				requirements apply to the owner or operator. Alternatively, the owner or
				operator may choose to manage its spent lead-acid batteries under the
				"Universal Waste" rule in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 733.
1) If the spent lead-acid batteries will be
				reclaimed through regeneration (such as by electrolyte replacement), the owner
				or operator is exempt from the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 702, 703, 722
				through 726 (except for 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				722.111
				), and 728 and the notification requirements of section 3010 of RCRA (
				42 USC 6930), but
				the owner or operator is subject to the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721
				and 722.111.
2) If the spent
				lead-acid batteries will be reclaimed other than through regeneration, and the
				owner or operator generates, collects, or transports the batteries, the owner
				or operator is exempt from the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 702, 703, and
				722 through 726 (except for 35 Ill. Adm. Code 722.111), and the notification
				requirements of section 3010 of RCRA (
				42 USC 6930), but
				the owner or operator is subject to the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721
				and
				722.111
				and applicable provisions of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 728.
3) If the spent lead-acid batteries will be
				reclaimed other than through regeneration, and the owner or operator stores the
				batteries, but the owner or operator is not the reclaimer, the owner or
				operator is exempt from the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 702, 703, and 722
				through 726 (except for 35 Ill. Adm. Code 722.111), and the notification
				requirements of section 3010 of RCRA (
				42 USC 6930), but
				the owner or operator is subject to the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721
				and
				722.111
				and applicable provisions of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 728.
4) If the spent lead-acid batteries will be
				reclaimed other than through regeneration, and the owner or operator stores the
				batteries before the owner or operator reclaims them, the owner or operator
				must comply with the requirements of Section 726.180(b) and other requirements
				described in that subsection, and the owner or operator is subject to the
				requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721 and
				722.111
				and applicable provisions of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 728.
5) If the spent lead-acid batteries will be
				reclaimed other than through regeneration, and the owner or operator does not
				store the batteries before the owner or operator reclaims them, the owner or
				operator is exempt from the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 702, 703, and 722
				through 726 (except for 35 Ill. Adm. Code 722.111), and the notification
				requirements of section 3010 of RCRA (
				42 USC 6930), and
				the owner or operator is subject to the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721
				and
				722.111
				and applicable provisions of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 728.
6) If the spent lead-acid batteries will be
				reclaimed through regeneration or any other means, and the batteries are
				exported for reclamation in a foreign country, the owner or operator is exempt
				from 35 Ill. Adm. Code 702, 703, 722 (except for 35 Ill. Adm. Code 722.111,
				722.112 and Subpart H of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 722), 723 through 726, and 728, and
				the notification requirements at section 3010 of RCRA (
				42 USC 6930). The
				owner or operator is subject to the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721,
				722.111, and 722.112 and Subpart H of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 722.
7) If the spent lead-acid batteries will be
				reclaimed through regeneration or any other means, the person that transports
				the batteries in the United States to export them for reclamation in a foreign
				country (the transporter) is exempt from 35 Ill. Adm. Code 702, 703, 723
				through 726, and 728, and the notification requirements at section 3010 of RCRA
				( 42 USC 6930). The
				transporter must comply with the applicable requirements in Subpart H of 35
				Ill. Adm. Code 722.
8) If the spent
				lead-acid batteries will be reclaimed other than through regeneration, and the
				person that imports the batteries from a foreign country and stores them but is
				not the reclaimer, the person is exempt from 35 Ill. Adm. Code 722 (except for
				35 Ill. Adm. Code
				722.111
				and
				722.112
				and Subpart H of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 722), 702, 703, 723, 724, 725, and 726, and
				the notification requirements at section 3010 of RCRA (
				42 USC 6930). The
				person is subject to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721, 722.111, 722.112, Subpart H of 35
				Ill. Adm. Code 722, and applicable provisions of 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				728.
9) If the spent lead-acid
				batteries will be reclaimed other than through regeneration, and the person
				that imports the batteries from a foreign country and stores them before
				reclaiming them, the person must comply with 35 Ill. Adm. Code 726.180(b) and
				as appropriate other regulatory provisions described in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				726.180(b). The person is subject to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721, 722.111, 722.112,
				Subpart H of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 722, and applicable provisions of 35 Ill. Adm.
				Code 728.
10) If the spent
				lead-acid batteries will be reclaimed other than through regeneration, and the
				person that imports the batteries from a foreign country does not store them
				before reclaiming them, the person is exempt from 35 Ill. Adm. Code 702, 703,
				722 (except for 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				722.111
				and
				722.112
				and Subpart H of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 722), 723, 724, 725, and 726 and the
				notification requirements at section 3010 of RCRA (
				42 USC 6930). The
				person is subject to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721, 722.111, 722.112, Subpart H of 35
				Ill. Adm. Code 722, and applicable provisions of 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				728.