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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 M - MILITARY MUNITIONS › Section 726.303 - Standards Applicable to the Transportation of Solid Waste Military Munitions

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a)
				Criteria for Hazardous Waste Regulation of Waste Non-Chemical Military
				Munitions in Transportation
1) Waste military
				munitions that are being transported and which exhibit a hazardous waste
				characteristic or which are listed as hazardous waste pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm.
				Code 721 are subject to regulation pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 702, 703, 705,
				720 through 728, and 738, unless the munitions meet all the following
				conditions:
A) The waste military munitions
				are not chemical agents or chemical munitions;
B) The waste military munitions are
				transported in accordance with the Department of Defense shipping controls
				applicable to the transport of military munitions;
C) The waste military munitions are
				transported from a military-owned or -operated installation to a military-owned
				or -operated treatment, storage, or disposal facility; and
D) The transporter of the waste must provide
				oral notice to the Agency within 24 hours from the time when either the
				transporter becomes aware of any loss or theft of the waste military munitions
				or when any failure to meet a condition of subsection (a)(1) occurs that may
				endanger human health or the environment. In addition, a written submission
				describing the circumstances must be provided within five days from the time
				when the transporter becomes aware of any loss or theft of the waste military
				munitions or when any failure to meet a condition of subsection (a)(1)
				occurs.
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 M - MILITARY MUNITIONS › Section 726.304 - Standards Applicable to Emergency Responses

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Explosives and munitions emergencies involving military
				  munitions or explosives are subject to 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				  722.110(i),
				  723.110(e),
				  724.101(g)(8),
				  725.101(c)(11),
				  and
				  703.121(c)(3)
				   or, alternatively, to 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				  703.221.
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 M - MILITARY MUNITIONS › Section 726.305 - Standards Applicable to the Storage of Solid Waste Military Munitions

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a) Criteria for
				Hazardous Waste Regulation of Waste Non-Chemical Military Munitions in Storage
1) Waste military munitions in storage that
				exhibit a hazardous waste characteristic or are listed as hazardous waste under
				35 Ill. Adm. Code 721 are listed or identified as a hazardous waste (and thus
				are subject to regulation under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 702, 703, 705, 720 through
				728, 733, 738, and 739), unless all the following conditions are met:
A) The waste military munitions are not
				chemical agents or chemical munitions;
B) The waste military munitions must be
				subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense Explosives Safety
				Board (DDESB);
C) The waste
				military munitions must be stored in accordance with the DDESB storage
				standards applicable to waste military munitions;
D) Within 90 days of when a storage unit is
				first used to store waste military munitions, the owner or operator must notify
				the Agency of the location of any waste storage unit used to store waste
				military munitions for which the conditional exemption in subsection (a)(1) is
				claimed;
E) The owner or operator
				must provide oral notice to the Agency within 24 hours from the time the owner
				or operator becomes aware of any loss or theft of the waste military munitions,
				or any failure to meet a condition of subsection (a)(1) that may endanger
				health or the environment. In addition, a written submission describing the
				circumstances must be provided within five days from the time the owner or
				operator becomes aware of any loss or theft of the waste military munitions or
				any failure to meet a condition of subsection (a)(1);
F) The owner or operator must inventory the
				waste military munitions at least annually, must inspect the waste military
				munitions at least quarterly for compliance with the conditions of subsection
				(a)(1), and must maintain records of the findings of these inventories and
				inspections for at least three years; and
G) Access to the stored waste military
				munitions must be limited to appropriately trained and authorized
				personnel.
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 M - MILITARY MUNITIONS › Section 726.306 - Standards Applicable to the Treatment and Disposal of Waste Military Munitions

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The treatment and disposal of hazardous waste military
				  munitions are subject to the applicable permitting, procedural, and technical
				  standards in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 702, 703, 705, 720 through 728, and
				  738.
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 N - CONDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR LOW-LEVEL MIXED WASTE STORAGE, TREATMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL › Section 726.320 - Storage and Treatment Conditional Exemption

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The storage and treatment conditional exemption exempts
				  low-level mixed waste from the regulatory definition of hazardous waste in 35
				  Ill. Adm. Code
				  721.103
				  if the waste meets the eligibility criteria in Section
				  726.325
				  and the generator meets the conditions in Section
				  726.330.
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 N - CONDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR LOW-LEVEL MIXED WASTE STORAGE, TREATMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL › Section 726.325 - Wastes Eligible for a Storage and Treatment Conditional Exemption for Low-Level Mixed Waste

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Low-level mixed waste (LLMW), as defined in Section
				  726.310,
				  is eligible for a storage and treatment conditional exemption if it is
				  generated and managed by a person under a single federal NRC or Illinois EMA
				  license. (Mixed waste generated at a facility with a different license number
				  and shipped to a different person's facility for storage or treatment requires
				  a permit, and such mixed waste is ineligible for this exemption. In addition,
				  NARM waste is ineligible for this exemption.)
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 N - CONDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR LOW-LEVEL MIXED WASTE STORAGE, TREATMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL › Section 726.330 - Conditions to Qualify for and Maintain a Storage and Treatment Conditional Exemption

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a) For
				LLMW to qualify for the exemption, the generator must notify the Agency and the
				IEMA in writing by certified delivery that it is claiming a storage and
				treatment conditional exemption for the LLMW stored on the generator's
				facility. The dated notification must include the generator's name, address,
				RCRA identification number, federal NRC or IEMA license number, the USEPA
				hazardous waste numbers and storage units for which the generator is seeking an
				exemption, and a statement that the generator meets the conditions of this
				Subpart N. The generator's notification must be signed by the generator's
				authorized representative who certifies that the information in the
				notification is true, accurate, and complete. The generator must notify the
				Agency of its claim within 90 days after a storage unit is first used to store
				conditionally exempt LLMW.
b) To
				qualify for and maintain an exemption for LLMW, the generator must do each of
				the following:
1) Store its LLMW waste in
				tanks or containers in compliance with the requirements of its license that
				apply to the proper storage of low-level radioactive waste (not including those
				license requirements that relate solely to recordkeeping);
2) Store its LLMW in tanks or containers in
				compliance with chemical compatibility requirements of a tank or container in
				35 Ill. Adm. Code
				724.277
				or
				724.299
				or 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				725.277
				or
				725.299;
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 that the training includes
				training in chemical waste management and hazardous materials incidents
				response that meets the personnel training standards found in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				725.116(a)(3);
4) Conduct an inventory of its stored
				conditionally exempt LLMW at least annually and inspect the waste at least
				quarterly for compliance with this Subpart N; 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. The
				generator's 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.
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 N - CONDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR LOW-LEVEL MIXED WASTE STORAGE, TREATMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL › Section 726.335 - Treatment Allowed by a Storage and Treatment Conditional Exemption

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The generator may treat its low-level mixed waste at its
				  facility within a tank or container in accordance with the terms of its federal
				  NRC or Illinois EMA license. Treatment that cannot be done in a tank or
				  container without a RCRA permit (such as incineration) is not allowed under
				  this exemption.
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 N - CONDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR LOW-LEVEL MIXED WASTE STORAGE, TREATMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL › Section 726.340 - Loss of a Storage and Treatment Conditional Exemption and Required Action

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a) A generator's
				LLMW will automatically lose the storage and treatment conditional exemption if
				the generator fails to meet any of the conditions specified in Section
				726.330.
				When a generator's LLMW loses the exemption, the generator must immediately
				manage that waste which failed the condition as RCRA hazardous waste, and the
				storage unit storing the LLMW immediately becomes subject to RCRA hazardous
				waste container or tank storage requirements.
1) If a generator fails to meet any of the
				conditions specified in Section 726.330, the generator must report to the
				Agency, the Illinois DNS, and the NRC in writing by certified delivery within
				30 days after learning of the failure. The generator's report must be signed by
				the generator's authorized representative certifying that the information
				provided is true, accurate, and complete. This report must include the
				following:
A) The specific conditions that
				the generator failed to meet;
B) A
				description of the LLMW (including the waste name, hazardous waste codes and
				quantity) and storage location at the facility; and
C) The dates on which the generator failed to
				meet the conditions.
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 N - CONDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR LOW-LEVEL MIXED WASTE STORAGE, TREATMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL › Section 726.345 - Reclaiming a Lost Storage and Treatment Conditional Exemption

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a) A generator may
				reclaim a lost storage and treatment conditional exemption for its LLMW if the
				following conditions are fulfilled:
1) The
				generator again meets the conditions specified in Section
				726.330;
				and
2) The generator sends the
				Agency a notice by certified delivery that the generator is reclaiming the
				exemption for its LLMW. The generator's notice must be signed by its authorized
				representative certifying that the information contained in the generator's
				notice is true, complete, and accurate. In its notice, the generator must do
				the following:
A) Explain the circumstances
				of each failure.
B) Certify that
				the generator has corrected each failure that caused it to lose the exemption
				for its LLMW and that the generator again meets all the conditions as of the
				date that the generator specifies.
C) Describe plans that the generator has
				implemented, listing specific steps that it has taken, to ensure that the
				conditions will be met in the future.
D) Include any other information that the
				generator wants the Agency to consider when it reviews the generator's notice
				reclaiming the exemption.
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 N - CONDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR LOW-LEVEL MIXED WASTE STORAGE, TREATMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL › Section 726.350 - Recordkeeping for a Storage and Treatment Conditional Exemption

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a) In addition to
				those records required by the generator's federal NRC or Illinois EMA license,
				the generator must keep records as follows:
1) The generator's initial notification
				records, return receipts, reports to the Agency of failures to meet the
				exemption conditions, and all records supporting any reclaim of an
				exemption;
2) Records of the
				generator's LLMW annual inventories and quarterly inspections;
3) The generator's certification that
				facility personnel who manage stored mixed waste are trained in safe management
				of LLMW including training in chemical waste management and hazardous materials
				incidents response; and
4) The
				generator's emergency plan, as specified in Section
				726.330(b).
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 N - CONDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR LOW-LEVEL MIXED WASTE STORAGE, TREATMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL › Section 726.355 - Waste No Longer Eligible for a Storage and Treatment Conditional Exemption

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a) When a
				generator's LLMW has met the requirements of its federal NRC or IEMA license
				for decay-in-storage and can be disposed of as non-radioactive waste, then the
				conditional exemption for storage no longer applies. On that date the
				generator's waste is subject to hazardous waste regulation under the relevant
				provisions of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 702, 703, 720 through 728, and 738, and the
				time period for accumulation of a hazardous waste, as specified in 35 Ill. Adm.
				Code 722.116 or 722.117 begins.
b)
				When a generator's conditionally exempt LLMW, which has been generated and
				stored under a single federal NRC or IEMA license number, is removed from
				storage, it is no longer eligible for the storage and treatment exemption.
				However, a generator's waste may be eligible for the transportation and
				disposal conditional exemption at Section
				726.405.
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 N - CONDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR LOW-LEVEL MIXED WASTE STORAGE, TREATMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL › Section 726.360 - Applicability of Closure Requirements to Storage Units

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An interim status or permitted storage unit that was used to
				  store only LLMW prior to April 22, 2002 and which, after that date, stores only
				  LLMW that becomes exempt under this Subpart N, is not subject to the closure
				  requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 724 and 725. A storage unit (or portions of
				  units) that has been used to store both LLMW and non-mixed hazardous waste
				  remains subject to closure requirements with respect to the non-mixed hazardous
				  waste.
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 N - CONDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR LOW-LEVEL MIXED WASTE STORAGE, TREATMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL › Section 726.405 - Transportation and Disposal Conditional Exemption

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A transportation and disposal conditional exemption exempts a
				  generator's waste from the regulatory definition of hazardous waste in 35 Ill.
				  Adm. Code
				  721.103
				  if the generator's waste meets the eligibility criteria under Section
				  726.410,
				  and the generator meets the conditions in Section
				  726.415.
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 N - CONDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR LOW-LEVEL MIXED WASTE STORAGE, TREATMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL › Section 726.410 - Wastes Eligible for a Transportation and Disposal Conditional Exemption

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Eligible waste must be one or both of the following:
a) A low-level mixed waste (LLMW), as defined
				in Section
				726.310,
				that meets the waste acceptance criteria of a LLRWDF; or
b) An eligible NARM waste, defined in Section
				726.310.
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 N - CONDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR LOW-LEVEL MIXED WASTE STORAGE, TREATMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL › Section 726.415 - Conditions to Qualify for and Maintain a Transportation and Disposal Conditional Exemption

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A generator must meet the following conditions for its
				  eligible waste to qualify for and maintain the exemption:
a) The eligible waste must meet or be treated
				to meet LDR treatment standards, as described in Section
				726.420;
b) If the generator is not already subject to
				federal NRC or Illinois EMA manifest and transportation regulations for the
				shipment of its waste, the generator must manifest and transport its waste
				according to federal NRC or Illinois EMA regulations, as described in Section
				726.425;
c) The exempted waste must be in containers
				when it is disposed of in the LLRWDF, as described in Section
				726.440;
				and
d) The exempted waste must be
				disposed of at a designated LLRWDF, as described in Section
				726.435.
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 N - CONDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR LOW-LEVEL MIXED WASTE STORAGE, TREATMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL › Section 726.420 - Treatment Standards for Eligible Waste

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A generator's LLMW or eligible NARM waste must meet the
				  applicable LDR treatment standards specified in Subpart D of 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				  728.
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 N - CONDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR LOW-LEVEL MIXED WASTE STORAGE, TREATMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL › Section 726.425 - Applicability of the Manifest and Transportation Condition

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If a generator is not already subject to federal NRC or
				  Illinois EMA manifest and transportation regulations for the shipment of its
				  waste, the generator must meet the federal NRC manifest requirements under
				  10 CFR
				  20.2006 (Transfer for Disposal and
				  Manifests), incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				  720.111(b);
				  Illinois EMA manifest requirements under 32 Ill. Adm. Code 340; the federal NRC
				  transportation requirements under
				  10 CFR
				  71.5 (Transportation of Licensed Material),
				  incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				  720.111(b);
				  and the Illinois EMA transportation requirements under 32 Ill. Adm. Code 341 to
				  ship the exempted waste.
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 N - CONDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR LOW-LEVEL MIXED WASTE STORAGE, TREATMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL › Section 726.430 - Effectiveness of a Transportation and Disposal Exemption

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The exemption becomes effective once all of the following
				  have occurred:
a) The generator's
				eligible waste meets the applicable LDR treatment standards;
b) The generator has received return receipts
				that it has notified the Agency and the LLRWDF, as described in Section
				726.445;
c) The generator has completed the packaging
				and preparation for shipment requirements for its waste according to federal
				NRC packaging and transportation regulations found under 10 CFR 71 (Packaging
				and Transportation of Radioactive Material), incorporated by reference in 35
				Ill. Adm. Code
				720.111(b),
				and under Illinois EMA regulations at 32 Ill. Adm. Code 341; and a generator
				has prepared a manifest for a generator's waste according to NRC manifest
				regulations found under 10 CFR 20 (Standards for Protection against Radiation),
				incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				720.111(b),
				or under Illinois EMA regulations at 32 Ill. Adm. Code 340; and
d) The generator has placed its waste on a
				transportation vehicle destined for a LLRWDF licensed by the federal NRC, the
				Illinois EMA, or a nuclear licensing agency in another state.
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 N - CONDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR LOW-LEVEL MIXED WASTE STORAGE, TREATMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL › Section 726.435 - Disposal of Exempted Waste

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A generator's exempted waste must be disposed of in a LLRWDF
				  that is regulated and licensed by the federal NRC under 10 CFR 61, or by the
				  Illinois EMA under 32 Ill. Adm. Code: Chapter II, Subchapters b and d, or by a
				  licensing agency in another state, including State NARM licensing regulations
				  for eligible NARM.
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 N - CONDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR LOW-LEVEL MIXED WASTE STORAGE, TREATMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL › Section 726.440 - Containers Used for Disposal of Exempted Waste

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A generator's exempted waste must be placed in containers
				  before it is disposed of. The container must be one of the following:
a) A carbon steel drum;
b) An alternative container with equivalent
				containment performance in the disposal environment as a carbon steel drum;
				or
c) A high-integrity container,
				as defined by NRC in appendix G to 10 CFR 20 (Requirements for Transfers of
				Low-Level Radioactive Waste Intended for Disposal at Licensed Land Disposal
				Facilities and Manifests), incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				720.111(b).
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 N - CONDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR LOW-LEVEL MIXED WASTE STORAGE, TREATMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL › Section 726.445 - Notification

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a) A generator must
				provide a one time notice to the Agency and the Illinois EMA stating that it is
				claiming the transportation and disposal conditional exemption prior to the
				initial shipment of an exempted waste from the generator's facility to a
				LLRWDF. The generator's dated written notice must include its facility name,
				address, phone number, and RCRA ID number and be sent by certified
				delivery.
b) A generator must
				notify the LLRWDF receiving its exempted waste by certified delivery before
				shipment of each exempted waste. The generator can only ship the exempted waste
				after it has received the return receipt of its notice to the LLRWDF. This
				notification must include the following information:
1) A statement that the generator has claimed
				the exemption for the waste;
2) A
				statement that the eligible waste meets applicable LDR treatment
				standards;
3) The generator's
				facility's name, address, and RCRA ID number;
4) The RCRA hazardous waste codes prior to
				the exemption of the waste streams;
5) A statement that the exempted waste must
				be placed in a container according to Section
				726.440
				prior to disposal in order for the waste to remain exempt under the
				transportation and disposal conditional exemption of this Subpart N;
6) The manifest number of the shipment that
				will contain the exempted waste; and
7) A certification that all the information
				provided is true, complete, and accurate. The statement must be signed by the
				generator's authorized representative.
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 N - CONDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR LOW-LEVEL MIXED WASTE STORAGE, TREATMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL › Section 726.450 - Recordkeeping for a Transportation and Disposal Conditional Exemption

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In addition to those records required by a generator's NRC or
				  IEMA license, the generator must keep records as follows:
a) The generator must follow the applicable
				existing recordkeeping requirements under 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				724.173,
				725.173, and
				728.107
				to demonstrate that its waste has met LDR treatment standards prior to the
				generator claiming the exemption.
b) The generator must keep a copy of all
				notifications and return receipts required under Sections
				726.455,
				and
				726.460
				for three years after the exempted waste is sent for disposal.
c) The generator must keep a copy of all
				notifications and return receipts required under Section
				726.445(a)
				for three years after the last exempted waste is sent for disposal.
d) The generator must keep a copy of the
				notification and return receipt required under Section
				726.445(b)
				for three years after the exempted waste is sent for disposal.
e) If the generator is not already subject to
				federal NRC and IEMA manifest and transportation regulations for the shipment
				of its waste, the generator must also keep all other documents related to
				tracking the exempted waste as required under federal
				10 CFR
				20.2006 (Transfer for Disposal and
				Manifests), incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				720.111(b),
				and IEMA requirements under 32 Ill. Adm. Code 340, including applicable NARM
				requirements, in addition to the records specified in subsections (a) through
				(d)
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 N - CONDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR LOW-LEVEL MIXED WASTE STORAGE, TREATMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL › Section 726.455 - Loss of a Transportation and Disposal Conditional Exemption and Required Action

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a) Any waste
				will automatically lose the transportation and disposal exemption if the
				generator fails to manage it in accordance with all of the conditions specified
				in Section
				726.415.
1) When the generator fails to meet any of
				the conditions specified in Section
				726.415
				for any of its wastes, the generator must report to the Agency and the Illinois
				DNS, in writing by certified delivery, within 30 days after learning of the
				failure. The generator's report must be signed by its authorized representative
				certifying that the information provided is true, accurate, and complete. This
				report must include the following:
A) The
				specific conditions that the generator failed to meet for the waste;
B) A description of the waste (including the
				waste name, hazardous waste codes and quantity) that lost the exemption;
				and
C) The dates on which the
				generator failed to meet the conditions for the waste.
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 N - CONDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR LOW-LEVEL MIXED WASTE STORAGE, TREATMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL › Section 726.460 - Reclaiming a Lost Transportation and Disposal Conditional Exemption

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a) A generator may
				reclaim a lost transportation and disposal conditional exemption for a waste
				after the generator has received a return receipt confirming that the Agency
				and IEMA have received the generator's notification of the loss of the
				exemption specified in Section
				726.455(a)
				and if the following conditions are fulfilled:
1) The generator again meets the conditions
				specified in Section
				726.415
				for the waste; and
2) The generator
				sends a notice, by certified delivery, to the Agency that the generator is
				reclaiming the exemption for the waste. A generator's notice must be signed by
				the generator's authorized representative certifying that the information
				provided is true, accurate, and complete. The notice must include all of the
				following:
A) An explanation of the
				circumstances of each failure;
B) A
				certification that each failure that caused the generator to lose the exemption
				for the waste has been corrected and that the generator again meets all
				conditions for the waste as of the date the generator specifies;
C) A description of plans that the generator
				has implemented, listing the specific steps that the generator has taken, to
				ensure that conditions will be met in the future; and
D) Any other information that the generator
				wants the Agency to consider when the Agency reviews the generator's notice
				reclaiming the exemption.
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 P - HAZARDOUS WASTE PHARMACEUTICALS › Section 726.601 - Applicability

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a) A healthcare
				facility that is a VSQG when counting all of its hazardous waste, including
				both its hazardous waste pharmaceuticals and its non-pharmaceutical hazardous
				waste, remains subject to 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				722.114
				and is not subject to this Subpart P, except for Sections 726.605 and 726.607
				and the optional provisions of Section 726.604.
b) A healthcare facility that is a VSQG when
				counting all of its hazardous waste, including both its hazardous waste
				pharmaceuticals and its non-pharmaceutical hazardous waste, has the option of
				complying with Section 726.601(d) for the management of its hazardous waste
				pharmaceuticals as an alternative to complying with 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				722.114
				and the optional provisions of Section 726.604.
c) A healthcare facility or reverse
				distributor remains subject to all applicable requirements in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				722 through 725 with respect to the management of its non-pharmaceutical
				hazardous waste.
d) With the
				exception of healthcare facilities identified in subsection (a), a healthcare
				facility is subject to the following in lieu of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 722 through
				725:
1) Sections 726.602 and 726.605 through
				726.608 with respect to the management of the following:
A) Non-creditable hazardous waste
				pharmaceuticals; and
B) Potentially
				creditable hazardous waste pharmaceuticals if they are not destined for a
				reverse distributor.
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 P - HAZARDOUS WASTE PHARMACEUTICALS › Section 726.602 - Standards for Non-Creditable Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals

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a) Notification and
				Withdrawal from this Subpart P for Healthcare Facilities Managing Hazardous
				Waste Pharmaceuticals
1) Notification. A
				healthcare facility must notify the Agency, using Notification of RCRA Subtitle
				C Activities (Site Identification Form) (USEPA Form 8700-12), that it is a
				healthcare facility operating under this Subpart P. A healthcare facility is
				not required to fill out Box 10.B. (Waste Codes for Federally Regulated
				Hazardous Waste) of the Site Identification Form with respect to its hazardous
				waste pharmaceuticals. A healthcare facility must submit a separate
				notification (using the Site Identification Form) for each site or USEPA
				identification number.
A) A healthcare
				facility that already has a USEPA identification number must notify the Agency,
				using USEPA Form 8700-12, that it is a healthcare facility as part of its next
				annual report, if it is required to submit one; or, if not required to submit
				an annual report, within 60 days after becoming subject to this Subpart
				P.
B) A healthcare facility that
				does not have a USEPA identification number must obtain one by notifying the
				Agency, using USEPA Form 8700-12, that it is a healthcare facility as part of
				its next annual report, if it is required to submit one; or if not required to
				submit an annual report, within 60 days after becoming subject to this Subpart
				P.
C) A healthcare facility must
				keep a copy of its notification on file for as long as the healthcare facility
				is subject to this Subpart P.
BOARD NOTE: Corresponding 40 CFR 266.602(a)(1) requires
				  biennial reporting. The Board has required annual reporting, since Section
				  20.1 of the Act
				  requires the Agency to assemble annual reports, and only annual facility
				  activity reports will enable the Agency to fulfill this mandate.
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 P - HAZARDOUS WASTE PHARMACEUTICALS › Section 726.603 - Standards for Potentially Creditable Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals

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a) Hazardous Waste
				Determination for Potentially Creditable Pharmaceuticals. A healthcare facility
				that generates a solid waste that is a potentially creditable pharmaceutical
				must determine whether the potentially creditable pharmaceutical is a
				potentially creditable hazardous waste pharmaceutical (i.e., it is a listed
				hazardous waste in Subpart D of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721 or exhibits a
				characteristic of hazardous waste identified in Subpart C of 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				721). A healthcare facility may choose to manage its potentially creditable
				non-hazardous waste pharmaceuticals as potentially creditable hazardous waste
				pharmaceuticals under this Subpart P.
b) Accepting Potentially Creditable Hazardous
				Waste Pharmaceuticals from an Off-Site Healthcare Facility That Is a VSQG. A
				healthcare facility may accept potentially creditable hazardous waste
				pharmaceuticals from an off-site healthcare facility that is a VSQG under 35
				Ill. Adm. Code
				722.114
				without a permit or interim status, provided the receiving healthcare facility
				fulfills the following conditions:
1) The
				receiving healthcare facility is under the control of the same person (as
				defined in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				720.110) as the
				VSQG healthcare facility sending the potentially creditable hazardous waste
				pharmaceuticals off site, or the sending healthcare facility has a contractual
				or other documented business relationship in which the receiving healthcare
				facility supplies pharmaceuticals to the VSQG healthcare facility;
2) The receiving healthcare facility is
				operating under this Subpart P for the management of its potentially creditable
				hazardous waste pharmaceuticals;
3)
				The receiving healthcare facility manages the potentially creditable hazardous
				waste pharmaceuticals that it receives from off site in compliance with this
				Subpart P; and
4) The receiving
				healthcare facility keeps records of the potentially creditable hazardous waste
				pharmaceuticals shipments it receives from off site for three years from the
				date that the shipment is received.
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 P - HAZARDOUS WASTE PHARMACEUTICALS › Section 726.604 - Very Small Quantity Generators

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a)
				Potentially Creditable Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals. A healthcare facility
				that is a VSQG for both hazardous waste pharmaceuticals and non-pharmaceutical
				hazardous waste may send its potentially creditable hazardous waste
				pharmaceuticals to a reverse distributor.
b) Off-Site Collection of Hazardous Waste
				Pharmaceuticals Generated by a Healthcare Facility That Is a VSQG. A healthcare
				facility that is a VSQG for both hazardous waste pharmaceuticals and
				non-pharmaceutical hazardous waste may send its hazardous waste pharmaceuticals
				off-site to another healthcare facility, provided either of the following is
				true:
1) The receiving healthcare facility
				meets the conditions in Sections 726.602(l) and 726.603(b), as applicable;
				or
2) The VSQG healthcare facility
				meets the conditions in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				722.114(a)(5)(H)
				 and the receiving LQG meets the conditions
				in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				722.117(f).
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 P - HAZARDOUS WASTE PHARMACEUTICALS › Section 726.605 - Prohibition Against Sewering

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All healthcare facilities, including VSQGs operating under 35
				  Ill. Adm. Code
				  722.114
				  in lieu of this Subpart P, and reverse distributors are prohibited from
				  discharging hazardous waste pharmaceuticals to a sewer system that passes
				  through to a publicly-owned treatment works. Healthcare facilities and reverse
				  distributors remain subject to the prohibitions in
				  40 CFR
				  403.5(b)(1), incorporated by
				  reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				  720.111.
BOARD NOTE: This Section negates the exclusion from
					 definition as solid waste in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
					 721.104(a)(1)(B)
					 for mixtures of waste and domestic sewage as to VSQGs and reverse
					 distributors.
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 P - HAZARDOUS WASTE PHARMACEUTICALS › Section 726.606 - Conditional Exemptions for Controlled Substances and Household Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals

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a)
				Conditional Exemptions. Provided the conditions of subsection (b) are met, the
				following are exempt from 35 Ill. Adm. Code 722 through 733:
1) Hazardous waste pharmaceuticals that are
				also listed on a schedule of controlled substances by DEA in
				21
				CFR 1308.11 through
				1308.15, incorporated
				by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				720.111; and
2) Household waste pharmaceuticals that are
				collected in a take-back event or program, including those that are collected
				by a "collector", as defined in
				21 CFR
				1300.01, incorporated by reference in 35 Ill.
				Adm. Code 720.111, that is registered with DEA and that commingles the
				household waste pharmaceuticals with controlled substances from an "ultimate
				user", as defined in
				21
				USC 802(27), incorporated by
				reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720.111.
BOARD NOTE: Corresponding
				  40
				  CFR 266.506(a)(2) exempts
				  from regulation as hazardous waste hazardous waste pharmaceuticals collected in
				  a take-back event or program by "an authorized collector (as defined by the
				  Drug Enforcement Administration) that is registered with the Drug Enforcement
				  Administration". DEA rules define "collector" in 21 CFR 130001. The DEA
				  registration rules are in 21 CFR 1301.
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 P - HAZARDOUS WASTE PHARMACEUTICALS › Section 726.607 - Residues in Empty Containers

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a) Stock,
				Dispensing and Unit-Dose Containers. A stock bottle, dispensing bottle, vial,
				or ampule (not to exceed 1 liter or 10,000 pills); or a unit-dose container
				(e.g., a unit-dose packet, cup, wrapper, blister pack, delivery device, etc.)
				is considered empty and the residues are not regulated as hazardous waste,
				provided the pharmaceuticals have been removed from the stock bottle,
				dispensing bottle, vial, ampule, or unit-dose container using the practices
				commonly employed to remove materials from that type of container.
b) Syringes. A syringe is considered empty
				and the residues are not regulated as hazardous waste under this Subpart P,
				provided the contents have been removed by fully depressing the plunger of the
				syringe. If a syringe is not empty, the syringe must be placed with its
				remaining hazardous waste pharmaceuticals into a container that is managed and
				disposed of as a non-creditable hazardous waste pharmaceutical under this
				Subpart P and any applicable federal, State, and local requirements for sharps
				containers and medical waste.
c)
				Intravenous (IV) Bags. An IV bag is considered empty and the residues are not
				regulated as hazardous waste, provided the pharmaceuticals in the IV bag have
				been fully administered to a patient. If an IV bag is not empty, the IV bag
				must be placed with its remaining hazardous waste pharmaceuticals into a
				container that is managed and disposed of as a non-creditable hazardous waste
				pharmaceutical under this Subpart P, unless the IV bag held non-acute hazardous
				waste pharmaceuticals and is empty, as defined in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				721.107(b)(1).
d) Other Containers, Including Delivery
				Devices. Hazardous waste pharmaceuticals remaining in all other types of
				unused, partially administered, or fully administered containers must be
				managed as non-creditable hazardous waste pharmaceuticals under this Subpart P,
				unless the container held nonacute hazardous waste pharmaceuticals and is
				empty, as defined in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				721.107(b)(1)
				or (b)(2). This includes residues in
				inhalers, aerosol cans, nebulizers, tubes of ointments, gels, or
				creams.