South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.266 - STANDARDS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SPECIFIC HAZARDOUS WASTES AND SPECIFIC TYPES OF HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES › Subpart G - SPENT LEAD-ACID BATTERIES BEING RECLAIMED › Section 61-79.266.G.80 - Applicability and requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a)
				  Are spent lead-acid batteries exempt from hazardous waste management
				  requirements? If you generate, collect, transport, store, or regenerate
				  lead-acid batteries for reclamation purposes, you may be exempt from certain
				  hazardous waste management requirements. Use the following table to determine
				  which requirements apply to you. Alternatively, you may choose to manage your
				  spent lead-acid batteries under the "Universal Waste" rule in part 273.
Table 1 - 266.80 Applicability and
								  requirements
If your batteries...
And if you...
Then you...
And you...
(1) Will be reclaimed through regeneration (such
								  as by electrolyte replacement).
are exempt from parts 262 (except for section
								  262.11), 263, 264, 265, 266, 268, 270, 124 of this chapter, and the
								  notification requirements of the South Carolina HWMA 44-56-120 and at section
								  3010 of RCRA.
are subject to part 261 and section
								  262.11.
(2) Will be reclaimed other than through
								  regeneration.
generate, collect, and/or transport these
								  batteries.
are exempt from parts 262 (except for section
								  262.11), 263, 264, 265, 266, 270, 124 of this chapter, and the notification
								  requirements of South Carolina HWMA 44-56-120 and at section 3010 of
								  RCRA
are subject to part 261, section 262.11, and
								  applicable provisions under part 268.
(3) Will be reclaimed other than through
								  regeneration
store these batteries but you aren't the
								  reclaimer.
are exempt from parts 262 (except for section
								  262.11), 263, 264, 265, 266, 270, 124, and the notification requirements of
								  South Carolina HWMA 44-56-120 and at section 1310 of RCRA.
are subject to part 261, section 262.11, and
								  applicable provisions under part 268.
(4) Will be reclaimed other than through
								  regeneration.
Store these batteries before you reclaim
								  them.
Must comply with section 266.80(b) and as
								  appropriate other regulatory provisions described in section
								  266.80(b)
are subject to part 261, section 262.11, and
								  applicable provisions under part 268.
(5) Will be reclaimed other than through
								  regeneration.
don't store these batteries before you reclaim
								  them.
are exempt from parts 262 (except for section
								  262.11), 263, 264, 265, 266, 270, 124, and the notification requirements of
								  South Carolina HWMA 44-56-120 and at section 3010 of RCRA
are subject to part 261, section 262.11, and
								  applicable provisions
(6) Will be reclaimed through regeneration or any
								  other means
export these batteries for reclamation in a
								  foreign country
are exempt from parts 262 (except for sections
								  262.11, 262.18 and subpart H), 263, 264, 265, 266, 268, 270, 124, and the
								  notification requirements at the SC Hazardous Waste Management Act 44-56-120
								  and section 3010 of RCRA.
are subject to part261, sections 262.11, 262.18,
								  and part 262 subpart H.
(7) Will be reclaimed through regeneration or any
								  other means
Transport these batteries in the U.S. to export
								  them for reclamation in a foreign country
are exempt from parts 263, 264, 265, 266, 268,
								  270, 124, and the notification requirements at the SC Hazardous Waste
								  Management Act 44-56-120 and section 3010 of RCRA
must comply with applicable requirements in part
								  262, subpart H.
(8) Will be reclaimed other than through
								  regeneration
Import these batteries from a foreign country and
								  store these batteries but you aren't the reclaimer
are exempt from parts 262 (except for sections
								  262.11, 262.18, and subpart H), 263, 264, 265, 266, 270, 124, and the
								  notification requirements at the SC Hazardous Waste Management Act 44-56-120
								  and section 3010 of RCRA
are subject to part 261, sections 262.11, 262.18,
								  part 262 subpart H, and applicable provisions under part 268.
(9) Will be reclaimed other than through
								  regeneration
Import these batteries from a foreign country and
								  store these batteries before you reclaim them
must comply with section 266.80(b) and as
								  appropriate other regulatory provisions described in section
								  266.80(b)
are subject to part 261, sections 262.11, 262.18,
								  part 262 subpart H, and applicable provisions under part 268.
(10) Will be reclaimed other than through
								  regeneration
Import these batteries from a foreign country and
								  don't store these batteries before you reclaim them
are exempt parts 262 (except for sections 262.11,
								  262.18, and subpart H), 263, 264, 265, 266, 270, 124, and the notification
								  requirements at SC Hazardous Waste Management Act 44-56-120 and section 3010 of
								  RCRA
are subject to part 261, sections 262.11, 262.18,
								  part 262 subpart H, and applicable provisions under part 268.
(b) If I store spent lead-acid batteries
				  before I reclaim them but not through regeneration, which requirements apply?
				  The requirements of paragraph (b) of this section apply to you if you store
				  spent lead-acid batteries before you reclaim them, but you don't reclaim them
				  through regeneration. The requirements are slightly different depending on your
				  RCRA permit status.
(1) For Interim Status
				  Facilities, you must comply with:
(i)
				  Notification requirements of South Carolina HWMA 44-56-120 and under section
				  3010 of RCRA.
(ii) All applicable
				  provisions in subpart A of part 265 of this chapter.
(iii) All applicable provisions in subpart B
				  of part 265 of this chapter except 265.13 (waste analysis).
(iv) All applicable provisions in subparts C
				  and D of part 265 of this chapter.
(v) All applicable provisions in subpart E of
				  part 265 of this chapter except 265.71 and 265.72 (dealing with the use of the
				  manifest and manifest discrepancies).
(vi) All applicable provisions in subparts F
				  through L of part 265 of this chapter.
(vii) All applicable provisions in parts 270
				  and 124 of this chapter.