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[EPA–R06–RCRA–2009–0708; FRL–9161–9]
Arkansas: Final Authorization of Stateinitiated Changes and Incorporation by
Reference of State Hazardous Waste
Management Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
SUMMARY: During a review of Arkansas’
regulations, the EPA identified a variety
of State-initiated changes to its
hazardous waste program under the
Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA). We have determined that
these changes are minor and satisfy all
requirements needed to qualify for Final
authorization and are authorizing the
State-initiated changes through this
direct Final action. In addition, this
document corrects technical errors
made in the April 24, 2002, and August
15, 2007, Federal Register authorization
documents for Arkansas.
The Solid Waste Disposal Act, as
amended, commonly referred to as the
Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA), allows the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) to authorize
States to operate their hazardous waste
management programs in lieu of the
Federal program. The EPA uses the
regulations entitled ‘‘Approved State
Hazardous Waste Management
Programs’’ to provide notice of the
authorization status of State programs
and to incorporate by reference those
provisions of the State statutes and
regulations that will be subject to the
EPA’s inspection and enforcement. The
rule codifies in the regulations the prior
approval of Arkansas hazardous waste
management program and incorporates
by reference authorized provisions of
the State’s statutes and regulations.
DATES: This regulation is effective
August 27, 2010, unless the EPA
receives adverse written comment on
this regulation by the close of business
July 28, 2010. If the EPA receives such
comments, it will publish a timely
withdrawal of this direct final rule in
the Federal Register informing the
public that this rule will not take effect.
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The Director of the Federal Register
approves this incorporation by reference
as of August 27, 2010, in accordance
with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R06–
RCRA–2009–0708, by one of the
following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
2 E-mail: patterson.alima@epa.gov.
3. Mail: Alima Patterson, Region 6,
Regional Authorization Coordinator,
State/Tribal Oversight Section (6PD–O),
Multimedia Planning and Permitting
Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross
Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733.
4. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver
your comments to Alima Patterson,
Region 6, Regional Authorization
Coordinator, State/Tribal Oversight
Section (6PD–O), Multimedia Planning
and Permitting Division, EPA Region 6,
1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–
2733.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–R06–RCRA–2009–
0708. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change, including
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do
not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through https://
www.regulations.gov, or e-mail. The
Federal https://www.regulations.gov Web
site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system,
which means the EPA will not know
your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail
comment directly to the EPA without
going through https://
www.regulations.gov, your e-mail
address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment
that is placed in the public docket and
made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, the EPA
recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD–ROM you submit. If the EPA
cannot read your comment due to
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authorization and codification and
associated publicly available materials
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday
through Friday at the following location:
EPA, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue,
Dallas, Texas 75202–2733, phone
number (214) 665–8533. Interested
persons wanting to examine these
documents should make an
appointment with the office at least two
weeks in advance.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alima Patterson, Region 6 Regional
Authorization Coordinator, and Julia
Banks, Codification Coordinator, State/
Tribal Oversight Section (6PD–O),
Multimedia Planning and Permitting
Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross
Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733,
Phone numbers: (214) 665–8533, and
(214) 665–8178. E-mail address
patterson.alima@epa.gov and
banks.julia@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Authorization of State-Initiated
Changes
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A. Why are revisions to state programs
necessary?
States which have received Final
authorization from the EPA under RCRA
section 3006(b), 42 U.S.C. 6926(b), must
maintain a hazardous waste program
that is equivalent to, consistent with,
and no less stringent than the Federal
hazardous waste program. As the
Federal program changes, the States
must change their programs and ask the
EPA to authorize the changes. Changes
to State hazardous waste programs may
be necessary when Federal or State
statutory or regulatory authority is
modified or when certain other changes
occur. Most commonly, States must
change their programs because of
changes to the EPA’s regulations in 40
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts
124, 260 through 268, 270, 273 and 279.
States can also initiate their own
changes to their hazardous waste
program and these changes must then be
authorized.
B. What decisions have we made in this
rule?
We conclude that Arkansas’ revisions
to its authorized program meet all of the
statutory and regulatory requirements
established by RCRA. We found that the
State-initiated changes make Arkansas’
rules more clear or conform more
closely to the Federal equivalents and
are so minor in nature that a formal
application is unnecessary. Therefore,
we grant Arkansas final authorization to
operate its hazardous waste program
with the changes described in the table
at Section G below. Arkansas has
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responsibility for permitting Treatment,
Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs)
within its borders (except in Indian
Country) and for carrying out all
authorized aspects of the RCRA
program, subject to the limitations of the
Hazardous and Solid Waste
Amendments of 1984 (HSWA). New
Federal requirements and prohibitions
imposed by Federal regulations that
EPA promulgates under the authority of
HSWA take effect in authorized States
before they are authorized for the
requirements. Thus, the EPA will
implement those requirements and
prohibitions in Arkansas, including
issuing permits, until the State is
granted authorization to do so.
C. What is the effect of this
authorization decision?
The effect of this decision is that a
facility in Arkansas subject to RCRA
will now have to comply with the
authorized State requirements instead of
the equivalent Federal requirements in
order to comply with RCRA. Arkansas
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:
• Do inspections, and require
monitoring, tests, analyses, or reports;
• Enforce RCRA requirements and
suspend or revoke permits; and
• Take enforcement actions regardless
of whether the State has taken its own
actions.
This action does not impose
additional requirements on the
regulated community because the
statutes and regulations for which
Arkansas is being authorized by today’s
action are already effective and are not
changed by today’s action.
D. Why wasn’t there a proposed rule
before this rule?
The EPA did not publish a proposal
before today’s rule because we view this
as a routine program change and do not
expect comments that oppose this
approval. We are providing an
opportunity for public comment now. In
addition to this rule, in the Proposed
Rules section of today’s Federal
Register we are publishing a separate
document that proposes to authorize the
State program changes.
E. What happens if EPA receives
comments that oppose this action?
If the EPA receives comments that
oppose this authorization or the
incorporation-by-reference of the State
program, we will withdraw this rule by
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publishing a timely document in the
Federal Register before the rule
becomes effective. The EPA will base
any further decision on the
authorization of the State program
changes, or the incorporation-byreference, on the proposal mentioned in
the previous paragraph. We will then
address all public comments in a later
final rule. If you want to comment on
this authorization and incorporation-byreference, you must do so at this time.
You may not have another opportunity
to comment. If we receive comments
that oppose only the authorization of a
particular change to the State hazardous
waste program or the incorporation-byreference of the State program, we may
withdraw only that part of this rule, but
the authorization of the program
changes or the incorporation-byreference of the State program that the
comments do not oppose will become
effective on the date specified above.
The Federal Register withdrawal
document will specify which part of the
authorization or incorporation-byreference of the State program will
become effective and which part is
being withdrawn.
F. For what has Arkansas previously
been authorized?
Arkansas initially received final
authorization on January 25, 1985 (50
FR 1513), to implement its Base
Hazardous Waste Management program.
Arkansas received authorization for
revisions to its program on January 11,
1985 (50 FR 1513), effective January 25,
1985; March 27, 1990 (55 FR 11192),
effective May 29, 1990; September 18,
1991 (56 FR 47153), effective November
18, 1991; October 5, 1992 (57 FR 45721),
effective December 4, 1992; October 7,
1994 (59 FR 51115), effective December
21, 1994; April 24, 2002 (67 FR 20038),
effective June 24, 2002; and August 15,
2007 (72 FR 45663), effective October
15, 2007.
G. What changes are we authorizing
with this action?
The State has made amendments to
the provisions listed in the table which
follows. These amendments clarify the
State’s regulations and make the State’s
regulations more internally consistent.
The State’s laws and regulations, as
amended by these provisions, provide
authority which remains equivalent to
and no less stringent than the Federal
laws and regulations. These Stateinitiated changes satisfy the
requirements of 40 CFR 271.21(a). We
are granting Arkansas final
authorization to carry out the following
provisions of the State’s program in lieu
of the Federal program. These
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provisions are analogous to the
indicated RCRA statutory provisions or
RCRA regulations found at 40 CFR as of
July 1, 2005. The Arkansas provisions
are from the Arkansas Pollution Control
and Ecology Commission Regulation
No. 23, Hazardous Waste Management,
as amended December 9, 2005, effective
March 23, 2006.
State requirement
Analogous federal requirement
260.10 ‘‘director’’ .......................................................................................
260.10 ‘‘EPA identification number’’ .........................................................
260.10 ‘‘Solid waste management unit’’ or ‘‘SWMU’’’’ ..............................
260.20(b) intro ..........................................................................................
260.20(b)(3) ..............................................................................................
260.20(c)–(f) .............................................................................................
261.5(b) ....................................................................................................
261.8 .........................................................................................................
262.13(f) ...................................................................................................
262.24(a) ..................................................................................................
262.35(a) except (a)(2) .............................................................................
262.35(b) ..................................................................................................
264.75 intro ...............................................................................................
264.75(h) ..................................................................................................
264.75(i) ....................................................................................................
264.141(f) ‘‘completed fiscal year’’ ...........................................................
264.143(e)(1) ............................................................................................
264.143(f)(3)(iv) ........................................................................................
264.145(e) ................................................................................................
264.145(f)(3)(iv) ........................................................................................
264.147(a)(1) ............................................................................................
264.147(b)(1)(ii) ........................................................................................
264.147(f)(3)(iv) ........................................................................................
264.175(b)(2) ............................................................................................
264.314(d) & (f) ........................................................................................
264.601(d) & (e) .......................................................................................
265.75 intro ...............................................................................................
265.75(h) ..................................................................................................
265.75(i) ....................................................................................................
265.110(b)(5) ............................................................................................
265.141(f) ‘‘completed fiscal year’’ ...........................................................
265.143(d)(1) ............................................................................................
265.143(e)(3)(iv) .......................................................................................
265.145(e)(3)(iv) .......................................................................................
265.147(f)(3)(iv) ........................................................................................
265.314(c) & (e) .......................................................................................
270.7(b) ....................................................................................................
270.7(g) ....................................................................................................
270.7(h)(8) ................................................................................................
270.10(e)(1) ..............................................................................................
270.10(e)(7) ..............................................................................................
No Federal Analog.
260.10 ‘‘EPA identification number’’.
No Federal analog.
260.20(b) intro.
260.20(b)(3).
260.20(c)–(e) related.
261.5(b).
261.8.
No Federal analog.
No Federal analog.
261.5 related.
261.5(f)(3)&(g)(3) related.
264.75 intro.
264.75 related.
264.75 related.
264.141(f) related.
264.143(e)(1).
264.143(f) related.
264.145(e).
264.145(f) related.
264.147(a)(1).
264.147(b)(1)(ii).
264.147(f) related.
264.175 related.
264.314(d) & (f).
No Federal analog.
265.75 intro.
265.75(f).
265.75 related.
No Federal analog.
265.141(f) related.
265.143(d)(1).
265.143(e) related.
265.145(e) related.
265.147(f) related.
265.314(c) & (e).
270.14 related.
124.10(c)(4) related.
124.10(b) & (c), 124.11 and 124.12(a).
270.10 related.
No Federal analog; Related to: 264.70, 264/265.140(a), 270.70,
270.30.
No Federal analog.
270.13(j).
No Federal Analog.
270.14 (b)(7) and 270.14(b) related.
No Federal analog.
270.70(a) and (c).
270.10(l)(1) intro .......................................................................................
270.13(j) ....................................................................................................
270.13(o) ..................................................................................................
270.14(b)(7) ..............................................................................................
270.34 .......................................................................................................
270.70(a) ..................................................................................................
II. Technical Corrections
H. Who handles permits after the
authorization takes effect?
This authorization does not affect the
status of State permits and those permits
issued by the EPA because no new
substantive requirements are a part of
these revisions.
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I. How does this action affect Indian
country (18 U.S.C. 1151) in Arkansas?
Arkansas is not authorized to carry
out its Hazardous Waste Program in
Indian Country within the State. This
authority remains with EPA. Therefore,
this action has no effect in Indian
Country.
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The following technical corrections
are made to the April 24, 2002 (67 FR
20038) and August 15, 2007 (72 FR
45663) Arkansas authorization Federal
Register documents. There are two
types of corrections being made (the
corrections have been italicized). The
first type includes additions or
corrections to the list of State citations
for Checklist entries that were actually
included in the published Federal
Register documents The second type of
correction is the addition of entire
Checklist entries for the following
Federal requirements which were
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inadvertently omitted from the original
authorization tables.
• Land Disposal Restrictions—Phase
IV—Mineral Processing Secondary
Materials Exclusion, [63 FR 28556] May
26, 1998.
• Hazardous Air Pollutant Standards
for Combustors [64 FR 52828–53077,
September 30, 1999 as amended
November 19, 1999, at 64 FR 63209–
63213.].
• Methods Innovation Rule and SW–
846 Final Update IIIB [70 FR 34538–
34592, June 14, 2005, as amended
August 1, 2005; 70 FR 44150–44151].
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A. Corrections to the April 24, 2002 (67
FR 20038) Authorization Document
1. In the entry for Checklist 107, the
citation ‘‘261.4(b)(15)’’ is corrected to
read ‘‘261.4(b)(13)’’.
2. In the entry for Checklist 109, add
268.46, 268, Appendix II.
3. In the entry for Checklist 110:
• The citation ‘‘261.4(a)(1)’’ is
corrected to read ‘‘261.4(a)(10)’’.
• The citation ‘‘261, Appendix VIII’’ is
corrected to read ‘‘261, Appendix VII’’.
4. In the entry for Checklist 114, add
266.103(c)(1)(xi) introductory
paragraph.
5. In the entry for Checklist 118, add
265.316(b) and (c).
6. In the entry for Checklist 122, add
261.4(b)(13) and (b)(14), 264.1(g)(2),
265.1(c)(6).
7. In the entry for Checklist 124, add
264.1(g)(6), 265.1(c)(10), 268.1(e)(4)
intro, 268.1(e)(5), 268.7(b)(3)(ii),
268.9(a), 268.40(b), 270.42 Appendix I.
8. In the entry for Checklist 126, add
265.190(a); 265.314(c).
9. In the entry for Checklist 135, add
261.3(c)(2)(ii)(B).
10. In the entry for Checklist 137, add
264.1(g)(6), 265.1(c)(10), 266.23(a), 266
Appendix XIII, 268.2(g) and (i).
11. In the entry for Checklist 140, the
citation ‘‘§ 261.3(a)(2)(iv)(G)’’ is
corrected to read §§ 261.3(a)(2)(iv)(E)–
(G)’’.
12. In the entry for Checklist 142 B:
Add: 261.6(a)(3)(ii), 268.1(f) intro and
(f)(1), 270.1(c)(2)(viii) intro and
(c)(2)(viii)(A).
13. In the entry for Checklist 142 C,
add 268.1(f)(2), 270.1(c)(2)(viii)(B).
14. In the entry for Checklist 142 D,
add 268.1(f)(3), 270.1(c)(2)(viii)(C)
15. In the entry for Checklist 144, the
citation ‘‘270.10(e)(4)’’ should be
corrected to read ‘‘270.10(e)(5)’’.
16. In the entry for Checklist 148: The
citation ‘‘270.7(d)(f)’’ is corrected to read
‘‘270.7(d)–(f)’’.
17. In the entry for Checklist 151:
• Add: 268.1(c)(3) intro through
(c)(3)(ii), 268.1(c)(4), 268.1(e)(3),
268.1(e)(4), 268.1(e)(5), 268.42/Table 1
• The citation ‘‘268.(a)’’ is corrected to
read ‘‘268.40(a)’’.
18. In the entry for Checklist 154,
154.1, 154.2, 154.3, 154.4, 154.5, and
154.6, add 264.13(b)(6) and (b)(8),
264.15(b)(4), 264.73(b)(3) and (b)(6),
264.77(c), 264.179, 264.200, 264.232,
264.1030(b), 264.1033(a)(2)(i)&(ii),
264.1033(f)(2)(vi)(B), 264.1033(k)
through (o), 264.1034(b) intro,
264.1035(c)(9) and (10), 264.1035(d),
264.1050(b), (c) and (f), 264.1055,
264.1058(e), 264.1064(g)(6), 265.1(b),
265.13(b)(6) and (b)(8), 265.15(b)(4),
265.73(b)(3) and (b)(6), 265.77(d),
265.178, 265.202, 265.231, 265.1030(b),
265.1033(a)(2) intro,
265.1033(f)(2)(vi)(B), 265.1033(j) intro,
265.1033(j)(1) and (2), 265.1033(k)
through (n), 265.1034(b) intro,
265.1035(c)(3), 265.1034(c)(9) and
(c)(10), 265.1035(d), 265.1050(b) and (e),
265.1055, 265.1058(e), 265.1064(g)(6),
265, Appendix VI.
19. In the entry for Checklist 156, the
entry ‘‘263.10(e) & (f)’’ is corrected to
read ‘‘263.10(f) & (g)’’.
20. In the entry for Checklist 157:
• The citation ‘‘262.30(a)–(e)’’ is
corrected to read ‘‘268.30(a)–(e)’’.
• The citation ‘‘261.69(a)(3)(ii)’’ is
corrected to read ‘‘261.6(a)(3)(ii)’’.
21. In the entry for Checklist 163, add
264.15(b)(4), 264.73(b)(6),
264.1030(b)(3), (c) and (d), 264.1031 ‘‘in
light liquid service’’, 264.1033(a)(2)(i)
through (iv), 264.1050(b), (c) and (f),
264.1060(a) and (b), 264.1062(b)(2) and
(b)(3), 264.1064(g)(6) and (m),
Federal citation
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81. Land Disposal Restrictions—Phase IV—Mineral
Processing.
Secondary Materials Exclusion, [63 FR 28556] May
26, 1998. (Checklist 167
D).
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265.15(b)(4), 265.1030(b)(3),
265.1030(d), 265.1033 (a)(2)(i)–(iv),
265.1033(f)(2)(vi)(B), 265.1050(b)(3) and
(e), 265.1060(a) and (b), 265.1064(g)(6)
and (m), 265, Appendix VI; 270.14(b)(5).
22. In the entry for Checklist 167 E,
add 261.3(a)(2)(i), 261.4(b)(7).
23. In the entry for Checklist 168:
• The citation ‘‘261.4(a)(16)(iii)’’ is
corrected to read ‘‘261.4(a)(16)’’.
• Add 270.42(j), 270.42 Appendix I.
24. In the entry for Checklist 169, add
261.32(a), 261, Appendix VII, 268.35,
268.40/Table.
25. In the entry for Checklist 172, the
citation ‘‘268.34(b)’’ is corrected to read
‘‘268.34’’.
26. In the entry for Checklist 174, add
264.90(e) and (f), 264.110(c),
264.112(b)(8), 264.112(c)(2)(iv),
264.118(b)(4) and (d)(2)(iv), 264.140(d),
265.90(f), 265.110(c)&(d), 265.112(b)(8)
and (c)(1)(iv), 265.118(c)(4), (c)(5) and
(d)(1)(iii), 265.121, 265.140(d), 270.1(c)
introductory paragraph.
27. In the entry for Checklist 175:
• Add: 264.1(j) intro and (j)(1),
264.73(b)(17), 264.554 intro and (a)
intro, 265.1(b), 265.118(c)(4),
265.118(c)(5), 265.118(d)(1)(iii),
265.121, 265.140(d), 268.2(c), 268.50(g).
• The citation ‘‘264.1(j)(4)–(17)’’
should be corrected to read 264.1(j)(4)–
(13).
28. In the entry for Checklist 177: Add
264.1031 ‘‘equipment’’, 264.1031 ‘‘openended valve or line’’.
29. In the entry for Checklist 179:
• The citation ‘‘268.40(e)’’’ is
corrected to read ‘‘268.40(i) and (j)’’,
• Add 261.2(c)(3), 261.2(c)/Table I,
261.2(e)(1)(iii), 261.4(b)(7)(iii).
30. Add the following new entry to
the Table:
State analog
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A.C.A. §§ 8–7–209(b), 8–7–205(1), 8–7–207, 8–7–209(a)(1), (5), (6), (7), (8), (10), & (12), 8–7–209(b)(5) & (6),
8–7–210(b), 8–7–212, 8–7–213, 8–7–214
APC&EC Regulation 23 Regulation 23, §§ 261.2(c)(3), 261.2(c)/Table I, 261.2(e)(1)(iii), 261.4(a)(17), as amended
February 25, 2000, effective May 20, 2000.
B. Corrections to the August 15, 2007
(72 FR 45663) Authorization Document
1. In the entry for Checklist 185:
• The citation ‘‘261.32(f)/Table’’ is
corrected to read ‘‘261.33(f)/Table’’.
• Add 261.32(a), 268.48(a)/Table
UTS.
2. In the entry for Checklist 190:
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• The citation ‘‘268.32(b)(i)–(ii)’’ is
corrected to read ‘‘268.32(b)(1)(i)–
(b)(2)(ii)’’.
• Add 268.49(d), 268 Appendix III.
3. In the entry for Checklist 192 B, the
citation ‘‘Appendix VII/Table’’ is
corrected to read ‘‘268 Appendix VII/
Table’’.
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4. In the entry for Checklist 195, add
268.40/Table.
5. In the entry for Checklist 197:
• The citation ‘‘266.100(b)(20)(i)–(v)’’
is corrected to read ‘‘266.100(b)(2)(i)–
(v)’’.
• Add 270.22 intro.
6. In the entry for Checklist 199, add
261.24(a).
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7. In the entry for Checklist 203, the
citation ‘‘279.10(j)’’ is corrected to read
‘‘279.10(i)’’.
8. In the entry for Checklist 206, add
the following note at the end of the
entry: The State’s regulations effective
Description of Federal requirement
(include checklist #, if relevant)
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26. Hazardous Air Pollutant Standards for Combustors (Checklist
182).
27. Methods Innovation Rule and
SW–846 Final Update IIIB
(Checklist 208).
Federal Register date and page
(and/or RCRA statutory authority)
Note: Arkansas requirement at 268.42(b) is
not part of the State’s authorized program.
The requirement is not delegable to States.
III. Incorporation-by-Reference
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A. What is codification?
Codification is the process of placing
a State’s statutes and regulations that
comprise the State’s authorized
hazardous waste management program
into the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR). Section 3006(b) of RCRA, as
amended, allows the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) to authorize
State hazardous waste management
programs to operate in lieu of the
Federal hazardous waste management
regulatory program. The EPA codifies its
authorization of State programs in 40
CFR part 272 and incorporates by
reference State statutes and regulations
that the EPA will enforce under sections
3007 and 3008 of RCRA and any other
applicable statutory provisions.
The incorporation by reference of
State authorized programs in the CFR
should substantially enhance the
public’s ability to discern the current
status of the authorized State program
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9. In the entry for Checklist 207, the
citation ‘‘264.71(e)’’ is corrected to read
‘‘264.71(f)’’.
10. Add the following new entries to
the Table:
Analogous State authority
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64 FR 52828–53077, September Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.) as amended, effective Au30, 1999 as amended November
gust 2005. Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology (APC&E) Regu19, 1999, at 64 FR 63209–
lation Number 23 (Hazardous Waste Management) (HWM) Sec63213.
tions 260.10 ‘‘dioxins and furans (D/F)’’, 260.10 ‘‘TEQ’’, 261.38/
Table 1, 264.340(b)–(e), 264.601 intro, 265.340(b) & (c), 266.100(b)
through (h), 266.101(c) intro and (c)(1), 266.105(c) and (d),
266.112(b)(1) intro, 266.112(b)(2)(i), 266 Appendix VIII, 270.19
intro, 270.19(e), 270.22 intro, 270.42 Appendix I, 270.62 intro and
270.66 intro, as amended December 9, 2005 effective March 23,
2006.
70 FR 34538–34592, June 14, Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.) as amended, effective Au2005, as amended August 1,
gust 2005. Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology (APC&E) Regu2005; 70 FR 44150–44151.
lation Number 23 (Hazardous Waste Management) (HWM) Sections 260.11, 261.3(a)(2)(v), 261.21(a)(1), 261.22(a)(1) & (2),
261.35(b)(2)(iii)(A) & (B), 261.38(c)(7) intro, 261 Appendix I, 261
Appendix IX, 264.190(a), 264.314(c), 264.1034(c)(1)(ii) and (iv),
264.1034(d)(1)(iii) and (f), 264.1063(d)(2), 264 Appendix IX,
265.190(a),
265.314(d),
265.1034(c)(1)(ii)
and
(iv),
265.1034(d)(1)(iii) and (f), 265.1063(d)(2), 265.1081 ‘‘waste stabilization process’’, 265.1084, 266.100(d)(1)(ii), 266.100(g)(2),
266.102(b)(1), 266.106(a), 266.112(b)(1) intro, 266.112(b)(2)(i), 266
Appendix IX, 268.40(b), 268 Appendix IX, 270.19(c)(1)(iii) and (iv),
270.22(a)(2)(ii)(B), 270.62(b)(2)(i)(C) and (D), 270.66(c)(2)(i) and
(ii), 279.10(b)(1)(ii), 279.44(c) intro, 279.53(c) intro, and 279.63(c)
intro, as amended December 9, 2005 effective March 23, 2006.
11. Add the following text
immediately after the Table:
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and State requirements that can be
federally enforced. This effort provides
clear notice to the public of the scope
of the authorized program in each State.
B. What is the history of the codification
of Arkansas’ hazardous waste
management program?
The EPA incorporated by reference
Arkansas’ then authorized hazardous
waste program effective December 13,
1993 (58 FR 52674) and August 21, 1995
(60 FR 32112). In this action, EPA is
revising subpart E of 40 CFR part 272 to
include the recent authorization
revision actions effective June 24, 2002
(67 FR 20038), and October 15, 2007 (72
FR 45663).
C. What codification decisions have we
made in this rule?
The purpose of today’s Federal
Register document is to codify
Arkansas’ base hazardous waste
management program and its revisions
to that program. The EPA provided
notices and opportunity for comments
on the Agency’s decisions to authorize
the Arkansas program, and the EPA is
not now reopening the decisions, nor
requesting comments, on the Arkansas
authorizations as published in the
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Federal Register notices specified in
Section I.F of this document.
This document incorporates by
reference Arkansas’ hazardous waste
statutes and regulations and clarifies
which of these provisions are included
in the authorized and Federally
enforceable program. By codifying
Arkansas’ authorized program and by
amending the Code of Federal
Regulations, the public will be more
easily able to discern the status of
Federally approved requirements of the
Arkansas hazardous waste management
program.
The EPA is incorporating by reference
the Arkansas authorized hazardous
waste program in subpart E of 40 CFR
part 272. Section 272.201 incorporates
by reference Arkansas’ authorized
hazardous waste statutes and
regulations. Section 272.201 also
references the statutory provisions
(including procedural and enforcement
provisions) which provide the legal
basis for the State’s implementation of
the hazardous waste management
program, the Memorandum of
Agreement, the Attorney General’s
Statements and the Program
Description, which are approved as part
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program under Subtitle C of RCRA.
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D. What is the effect of Arkansas’
codification on enforcement?
The EPA retains its authority under
statutory provisions, including but not
limited to, RCRA sections 3007, 3008,
3013, and 7003, and other applicable
statutory and regulatory provisions to
undertake inspections and enforcement
actions and to issue orders in authorized
States. With respect to these actions, the
EPA will rely on Federal sanctions,
Federal inspection authorities, and
Federal procedures rather than any
authorized State analogues to these
provisions. Therefore, the EPA is not
incorporating by reference such
particular, approved Arkansas
procedural and enforcement authorities.
Section 272.201(c)(2) of 40 CFR lists the
statutory and regulatory provisions
which provide the legal basis for the
State’s implementation of the hazardous
waste management program, as well as
those procedural and enforcement
authorities that are part of the State’s
approved program, but these are not
incorporated by reference.
E. What state provisions are not part of
the codification?
The public needs to be aware that
some provisions of Arkansas’ hazardous
waste management program are not part
of the Federally authorized State
program. These non-authorized
provisions include:
(1) Provisions that are not part of the
RCRA subtitle C program because they
are ‘‘broader in scope’’ than RCRA
subtitle C (see 40 CFR 271.1(i));
(2) Unauthorized amendments to
authorized State provisions; and
(3) New unauthorized State
requirements.
State provisions that are ‘‘broader in
scope’’ than the Federal program are not
part of the RCRA authorized program
and EPA will not enforce them.
Therefore, they are not incorporated by
reference in 40 CFR part 272. For
reference and clarity, 40 CFR
272.201(c)(3) lists the Arkansas
regulatory provisions which are
‘‘broader in scope’’ than the Federal
program and which are not part of the
authorized program being incorporated
by reference. ‘‘Broader in scope’’
provisions cannot be enforced by EPA;
the State, however, may enforce such
provisions under State law.
Additionally, Arkansas’ hazardous
waste regulations include amendments
which have not been authorized by the
EPA. Since the EPA cannot enforce a
State’s requirements which have not
been reviewed and authorized in
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accordance with RCRA section 3006 and
40 CFR part 271, it is important to be
precise in delineating the scope of a
State’s authorized hazardous waste
program. Regulatory provisions that
have not been authorized by the EPA
include amendments to previously
authorized State regulations as well as
new State requirements. State
regulations that are not incorporated by
reference in today’s rule at 40 CFR
272.201(c)(1), or that are not listed in 40
CFR 272.201(c)(3) (‘‘broader in scope’’),
are considered new unauthorized State
requirements. These requirements are
not Federally enforceable.
With respect to any requirement
pursuant to the Hazardous and Solid
Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSWA) for
which the State has not yet been
authorized, the EPA will continue to
enforce the Federal HSWA standards
until the State is authorized for these
provisions.
F. What will be the effect of Federal
HSWA requirements on the
codification?
The EPA is not amending 40 CFR part
272 to include HSWA requirements and
prohibitions that are implemented by
EPA. Section 3006(g) of RCRA provides
that any HSWA requirement or
prohibition (including implementing
regulations) takes effect in authorized
and not authorized States at the same
time. A HSWA requirement or
prohibition supersedes any less
stringent or inconsistent State provision
which may have been previously
authorized by the EPA (50 FR 28702,
July 15, 1985). The EPA has the
authority to implement HSWA
requirements in all States, including
authorized States, until the States
become authorized for such requirement
or prohibition. Authorized States are
required to revise their programs to
adopt the HSWA requirements and
prohibitions, and then to seek
authorization for those revisions
pursuant to 40 CFR part 271.
Instead of amending the 40 CFR part
272 every time a new HSWA provision
takes effect under the authority of RCRA
section 3006(g), the EPA will wait until
the State receives authorization for its
analog to the new HSWA provision
before amending the State’s 40 CFR part
272 incorporation by reference. Until
then, persons wanting to know whether
a HSWA requirement or prohibition is
in effect should refer to 40 CFR 271.1(j),
as amended, which lists each such
provision.
Some existing State requirements may
be similar to the HSWA requirement
implemented by the EPA. However,
until the EPA authorizes those State
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requirements, the EPA can only enforce
the HSWA requirements and not the
State analogs. The EPA will not codify
those State requirements until the State
receives authorization for those
requirements.
Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
The Office of Management and Budget
has exempted this action from the
requirements of Executive Order 12866
(58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), and
therefore, this action is not subject to
review by OMB. This rule authorizes
and incorporates by reference Arkansas’
authorized hazardous waste
management regulations, and imposes
no additional requirements beyond
those imposed by State law. This final
rule does not impose an information
collection burden under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Incorporation
by reference will not impose any new
burdens on small entities. Accordingly,
I certify that this action will not have a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because this rule
merely authorizes and incorporates by
reference certain existing State
hazardous waste management program
requirements which the EPA already
approves under 40 CFR part 271, and
does not impose any additional
enforceable duty beyond that required
by State law, it does not contain any
unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as
described in the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4).
This action will not have substantial
direct effects on the States, on the
relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government, as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255,
August 10, 1999), because it merely
authorizes and incorporates by reference
existing State hazardous waste
management program requirements
without altering the relationship or the
distribution of power and
responsibilities established by RCRA.
This action also does not have Tribal
implications within the meaning of
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,
November 6, 2000).
This action also is not subject to
Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885,
April 23, 1997), because it is not
economically significant and it does not
make decisions based on environmental
health or safety risks. This action is not
subject to Executive Order 13211,
‘‘Actions Concerning Regulations That
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Distribution or Use’’ (66 FR 28344, May
22, 2001) because it is not a significant
regulatory action under Executive Order
12866.
Under RCRA 3006(b), the EPA grants
a State’s application for authorization as
long as the State meets the criteria
required by RCRA. It would thus be
inconsistent with applicable law for the
EPA, when it reviews a State
authorization application, to require the
use of any particular voluntary
consensus standard in place of another
standard that otherwise satisfies the
requirements of RCRA. Thus, the
requirements of section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C.
272) do not apply.
The final rule does not include
environmental justice issues that require
consideration under Executive Order
12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
The EPA has complied with Executive
Order 12630 (53 FR 8859, March 15,
1988) by examining the takings
implications of the rule in accordance
with the ‘‘Attorney General’s
Supplemental Guidelines for the
Evaluation of Risk and Avoidance of
Unanticipated Takings’’ issued under
the executive order. As required by
section 3 of Executive Order 12988 (61
FR 4729, February 7, 1996), in issuing
this rule, the EPA has taken the
necessary steps to eliminate drafting
errors and ambiguity, minimize
potential litigation, and provide a clear
legal standard for affected conduct.
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 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 August 27, 2010.
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List of Subjects in 40 CFR Parts 271 and
272
Environmental protection,
Administrative practice and procedure,
Confidential business information,
Hazardous waste, Hazardous waste
transportation, Incorporation by
reference, Indian lands,
Intergovernmental relations, Penalties,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
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Authority: This notice is issued under the
authority of Sections 2002(a), 3006 and
7004(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act as
amended 42 U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926, 6974(b).
Dated: May 5, 2010.
Lawerence E. Starfield,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
For the reasons set forth in the
preamble, under the authority at 42
U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926, and 6974(b), EPA
is granting final authorization under
part 271 to the State of Arkansas for
revisions to its hazardous waste
program under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act and is
amending 40 CFR part 272 as follows.
■
PART 272—APPROVED STATE
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMS
1. The authority citation for part 272
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: Sections 2002(a), 3006, and
7004(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as
amended by the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
6912(a), 6926, and 6974(b).
Subpart E—[Amended]
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2. Revise § 272.201 to read as follows:
§ 272.201 Arkansas State-administered
program: Final authorization.
(a) Pursuant to section 3006(b) of
RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6926(b), the EPA
granted Arkansas final authorization for
the following elements as submitted to
EPA in Arkansas’ Base program
application for final authorization
which was approved by EPA effective
on January 25, 1985. Subsequent
program revision applications were
approved effective on May 29, 1990;
November 18, 1991; December 4, 1992;
December 21, 1994, June 24, 2002,
October 15, 2007, and August 27, 2010.
(b) The State of Arkansas has primary
responsibility for enforcing its
hazardous waste management program.
However, EPA retains the authority to
exercise its inspection and enforcement
authorities in accordance with sections
3007, 3008, 3013, 7003 of RCRA, 42
U.S.C. 6927, 6928, 6934, 6973, and any
other applicable statutory and
regulatory provisions, regardless of
whether the State has taken its own
actions, as well as in accordance with
other statutory and regulatory
provisions.
(c) State Statutes and Regulations.
(1) The Arkansas statutes and
regulations cited in paragraph (c)(1)(i) of
this section are incorporated by
reference as part of the hazardous waste
management program under Subtitle C
of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq. This
incorporation by reference is approved
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by the Director of the Federal Register
in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and
1 CFR part 51. Copies of the Arkansas
statutes that are incorporated by
reference are available from Michie
Publishing, 1275 Broadway Albany,
New York 12204, Phone: (800) 223–
1940. Copies of the Arkansas regulations
that are incorporated by reference are
available from the Arkansas Department
of Environmental Quality Web site at
https://www.adeq.state.ar.us or the
Public Outreach Office, ADEQ, Post
Office Box 8913, Little Rock, AR 72219–
8913, Phone: (501) 682–0923. You may
inspect a copy at EPA Region 6, 1445
Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202
(Phone number (214) 665–8533), or at
the National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of this
material at NARA, call 202–741–6030,
or go to https://www.archives.gov/
federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
(i) The Binder entitled ‘‘EPA
Approved Arkansas Statutory and
Regulatory Requirements Applicable to
the Hazardous Waste Management
Program’’, dated October 2007.
(ii) [Reserved]
(2) The following provisions provide
the legal basis for the State’s
implementation of the hazardous waste
management program, but they are not
being incorporated by reference and do
not replace Federal authorities:
(i) Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated
(A.C.A.), 2000 Replacement, Title 4,
Business and Commercial Law, Chapter
75: Section 4–75–601(4) ‘‘Trade Secret’’.
(ii) Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated
(A.C.A.), 2000 Replacement, Title 8,
Environmental Law, Chapter 1: Section
8–1–107.
(iii) Arkansas Hazardous Waste
Management Act of 1979, as amended,
Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated
(A.C.A.), 2000 Replacement, Title 8,
Environmental Law, Chapter 7,
Subchapter 2: Sections 8–7–205 through
8–7–214, 8–7–217, 8–7–218, 8–7–220,
8–7–222, 8–7–224 and 8–7–225(b)
through 8–7–225(d).
(iv) Arkansas Hazardous Waste
Management Act of 1979, as amended,
Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated
(A.C.A.), 2005 Supplement, Title 8,
Environmental Law, Chapter 7,
Subchapter 2: Sections 8–7–204 (except
8–7–204(e)(3)(B)), 8–7–227.
(v) Arkansas Resource Reclamation
Act of 1979, as amended, Arkansas Code
of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2000
Replacement, Title 8, Environmental
Law, Chapter 7, Subchapter 3: Sections
8–7–302(3), 8–7–303, 8–7–308.
(vi) Remedial Action Trust Fund Act
of 1985, as amended, Arkansas Code of
1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2000
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Law, Chapter 7, Subchapter 5: Sections
8–7–505(3), 8–7–507, 8–7–511.
(vii) Remedial Action Trust Fund Act
of 1985, as amended, Arkansas Code of
1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2005
Supplement, Title 8, Environmental
Law, Chapter 7, Subchapter 5: Sections
8–7–503(6) and (7), 8–7–508, 8–7–512.
(viii) Arkansas Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) of 1967, as
amended, Arkansas Code of 1987
Annotated (A.C.A.), 2005 Supplement,
Title 25, State Government, Chapter 19:
Sections 25–19–103(1), 25–19–105, 25–
19–107.
(ix) Arkansas Pollution Control and
Ecology (APC&E) Commission
Regulation No. 23, Hazardous Waste
Management, as amended December 9,
2005, effective March 23, 2006, Chapter
One; Chapter Two, Sections 1, 2, 3(a),
3(b)(3), 4, 260.2, 260.20(c) through (f),
261 Appendix IX, 270.7(h) and (j),
270.10(e)(8), 270.34; Chapter Three,
Sections 19 and 21, 22; Chapter Five,
Section 28.
(x) Arkansas Pollution Control and
Ecology (APC&E) Commission,
Regulation No. 7, Civil Penalties, July
24, 1992.
(xi) Arkansas Pollution Control and
Ecology (APC&E) Commission,
Regulation No. 8, Administrative
Procedures, June 12, 2000.
(3) The following statutory and
regulatory provisions are broader in
scope than the Federal program, are not
part of the authorized program, and are
not incorporated by reference:
(i) Arkansas Hazardous Waste
Management Act, as amended, Arkansas
Code of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2000
Replacement, Title 8, Environmental
Law, Chapter 7, Subchapter 2: Section
8–7–226.
(ii) Arkansas Pollution Control and
Ecology (APC&E) Commission
Regulation No. 23, Hazardous Waste
Management, as amended December 9,
2005, effective March 23, 2006, Chapter
Two, Sections 6, 262.13(c), 262.24(d),
263.10(e), 263.13, 264.71(e), 265.71(e);
Chapter Three, Section 25.
(4) Memorandum of Agreement. The
Memorandum of Agreement between
EPA Region VI and the State of
Arkansas, signed by the Executive
Director of the Arkansas Department of
Environmental Quality (ADEQ) on
November 3, 2000, and by the EPA
Regional Administrator on April 5,
2002, is referenced as part of the
authorized hazardous waste
management program under subtitle C
of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq.
(5) Statement of Legal Authority.
‘‘Attorney General’s Statement for Final
Authorization,’’ signed by the Attorney
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General of Arkansas on July 9, 1984 and
revisions, supplements, and addenda to
that Statement dated September 24,
1987, February 24, 1989, December 11,
1990, May 7, 1992 and by the
Independent Legal Counsel on May 10,
1994, February 2, 1996, March 3, 1997,
July 31, 1997, December 1, 1997,
December 12, 2001, and July 27, 2006
are referenced as part of the authorized
hazardous waste management program
under Subtitle C of RCRA, 42 U.S.C.
6921 et seq.
(6) Program Description. The Program
Description and any other materials
submitted as part of the original
application or as supplements thereto
are referenced as part of the authorized
hazardous waste management program
under subtitle C of RCRA, 42 U.S.C.
6921 et seq.
■ 3. Appendix A to part 272, State
Requirements, is amended by revising
the listing for ‘‘Arkansas’’ to read as
follows:
Appendix A to Part 272—State
Requirements
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*
*
Arkansas
The statutory provisions include:
Arkansas Hazardous Waste Management
Act of 1979, as amended, Arkansas Code of
1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2000 Replacement,
Title 8, Environmental Law, Chapter 7,
Subchapter 2: Sections 8–7–202, 8–7–203, 8–
7–215, 8–7–216, 8–7–219, 8–7–221, 8–7–223
and 8–7–225(a).
Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.),
2000 Supplement, Title 8, Environmental
Law, Chapter 10, Subchapter 3: Section 8–
10–301(d).
Copies of the Arkansas statutes that are
incorporated by reference are available from
Michie Publishing, 1275 Broadway, Albany,
New York 12204, Phone: (800) 223–1940.
The regulatory provisions include:
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology
(APC&E) Commission Regulation No. 23,
Hazardous Waste Management, as amended
December 9, 2005, effective March 23, 2006.
Please note that the 2006 APC&E
Commission Regulation No. 23, is the most
recent version of the Arkansas authorized
hazardous waste regulations. For a few
provisions, the authorized version is found in
the APC&E Commission Regulation 23, dated
January 21, 1996. Arkansas made subsequent
changes to these provisions but these changes
have not been authorized by EPA. The
provisions from the January 21, 1996
regulations are noted below.
Chapter Two, Sections 3(b) introductory
paragraph, 3(b)(2), 3(b)(4); Section 260—
Hazardous Waste Management System—
General—260.1, 260.3, 260.10 (except the
definitions of ‘‘consolidation’’ and ‘‘mercurycontaining device,’’ and the phrase ‘‘a written
permit issued by the Arkansas Highway and
Transportation Department authorizing a
person to transport hazardous waste
(Hazardous Waste Transportation Permit), or’’
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260.11(d)(2), (e)(2), (f)(2) and (g)(2)),
260.20(a), and (b), 260.21, 260.23, 260.30
through 260.33, 260.40, 260.41 and
Appendix I.
Section 261—Identification and Listing of
Hazardous Waste—261.1, 261.2, 261.3
(except 261.3(a)(2)(iii) and (e)), 261.4, 261.5,
261.6 (except (a)(5)), 261.7 through 261.11,
261.20 through 261.24, 261.30 through
261.33, 261.35, 261.38, Appendices I, VII and
VIII.
Section 262 Standards Applicable to
Generators of Hazardous Waste—262.10
(except 262.10(d)), 262.11, 262.12, 262.13
(except 262.13(c)), 262.20 (except 262.20(e)),
262.21, 262.22, 262.23, 262.24 (except
262.24(d)), 262.27, 262.30, 262.31 through
262.34, 262.35 (except the phrase ‘‘and the
requirements of § 262.13(d) and § 263.10(d)’’
at 262.35(a)(2)), 262.40, 262.41 (except
references to PCBs) (January 21, 1996),
262.42, 262.43, 262.50 through 262.58,
262.60 (except 262.60(e)), 262.70 and
Appendix I.
Section 263—Standards Applicable to
Transporters of Hazardous Waste 263.10
(except 263.10(d) and (e)), 263.11, 263.12,
263.20 (except 263.20(g)(4)), 263.21, 263.22,
263.30 and 263.31.
Section 264—Standards for Owners and
Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment,
Storage, and Disposal Facilities—264.1
(except 264.1(f) and 264.1(g)(7)), 264.3, 264.4,
264.10, 264.11, 264.12 (except 264.12(a)(2)),
264.13 through 264.19, 264.20(a) through (c),
264.30 through 264.35, 264.37, 264.50
through 264.56, 264.70, 264.71 (except
264.71(a)(3), (d) and (e)), 264.72, 264.73,
264.74, 264.75 (except 264.75(g)), 264.75(g)
(January 21, 1996), 264.75(h) (January 21,
1996), 264.76 (except 264.76(b)), 264.77,
264.90 through 264.101, 264.110 through
264.120, 264.140, 264.141 (except the
definition of ‘‘captive insurance’’ at
264.141(f)), 264.142, 264.143 (except the last
sentence of 264.143(e)(1)), 264.144, 264.145
(except the last sentence of 264.145(e)(1)),
264.146, 264.147 (except the last sentences of
264.147(a)(1)(i) and 264.147(b)(1)(ii) and
except 264.147(g)(1)(ii)), 264.148, 264.151,
264.170 through 264.174, 264.175 (except
264.175(d)(2)), 264.176 through 264.179,
264.190 through 264.200, 264.220 through
264.223, 264.226 through 264.232, 264.250
through 264.254, 264.256 through 264.259,
264.270 through 264.273, 264.276, 264.278
through 264.283, 264.300 through 264.304,
264.309, 264.310, 264.312(a), 264.313,
264.314 (except 264.314(a)(2) and (a)(3)),
264.315, 264.316, 264.317, 264.340 through
264.345, 264.347, 264.351, 264.550 through
264.553, 264.554 (except 264.554(a)(2)),
264.555, 264.570 through 264.575, 264.600
through 264.603, 264.1030 through 264.1036,
264.1050 (except 264.1050(g)), 264.1051
through 264.1065, 264.1080 through
264.1090, 264.1100, 264.1101, 264.1102,
264.1200, 264.1201, 264.1202, Appendix I
(except codes T78 and T79 in Table 2), and
Appendices IV, V and IX.
Section 265—Interim Status Standards For
Owners And Operators Of Hazardous Waste
Treatment, Storage, And Disposal Facilities—
265.1 (except 265.1(c)(2) and (c)(4)), 265.4,
265.10, 265.11, 265.12 (except 265.12(a)(2)),
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265.13 through 265.19, 265.30 through
265.35, 265.37, 265.50 through 265.56,
265.70, 265.71 (except 265.71(a)(3), (d) and
(e)), 265.72, 265.73, 265.74, 265.75 (except
265.75(g)), 265.75(g) (January 21, 1996),
265.75(h) (January 21, 1996), 265.76, 265.77,
265.90 through 265.94, 265.110 through
265.121, 265.140, 265.141 (except the
definition of ‘‘captive insurance’’ at
265.141(f)), 265.142, 265.143 (except the last
sentence of 265.143(d)(1)), 265.144, 265.145,
265.146, 265.147 (except the last sentences of
265.147(a)(1) and 265.147(b)(1) and except
265.147(g)(1)(ii)), 265.148, 265.170 through
265.174, 265.176, 265.177, 265.178, 265.190
through 265.202, 265.220 through 265.226,
265.228 through 265.231, 265.250 through
265.260, 265.270, 265.272, 265.273, 265.276,
265.278 through 265.282, 265.300 through
265.304, 265.309, 265.310, 265.312(a),
265.313, 265.314 (except 265.314(a)(2) and
(3)), 265.315, 265.316, 265.340, 265.341,
265.345, 265.347, 265.351, 265.352, 265.370,
265.373, 265.375, 265.377, 265.381, 265.382,
265.383, 265.400 through 265.406, 265.430,
265.440 through 265.445, 265.1030 through
265.1035, 265.1050 (except 265.1050(f)),
265.1051 through 265.1064, 265.1080
through 265.1102, 265.1200, 265.1201,
265.1202, Appendix I (except codes T78 and
T79 in Table 2), and Appendices III through
VI.
Section 266—Standards for the
Management of Specific Hazardous Wastes
and Specific Types of Hazardous Waste
Management Facilities—266.20 through
266.23, 266.70 (except 266.70(b)(3)), 266.80,
266.100 through 266.112, 266.200 through
266.206, 266.210, 266.220, 266.225, 266.230,
266.235, 266.240, 266.245, 266.250, 266.255,
266.260, 266.305, 266.310, 266.315, 266.320,
266.325, 266.330, 266.335, 266.340, 266.345,
266.350, 266.355, 266.360 and Appendices I
through XIII.
Section 268—Land Disposal Restrictions—
268.1 through 268.4, 268.7 (except 268.7
(a)(2)(ii)), 268.9 (except 268.9(d)(2)(ii)),
268.13, 268.14, 268.20, 268.30 through
268.39, 268.40 (except 268.40(e)(1)—(4) and
268.40(i)), 268.41, 268.42 (except 268.42(b)),
268.43, 268.45, 268.46, 268.48, 268.49,
268.50, Appendices III, IV, VI through IX and
XI.
Section 270—Administered Permit
Programs: The Hazardous Waste Permit
Program—270.1, 270.2, 270.3 (except
270.3(f), 270.4, 270.5, 270.6(a) (except the
reference to SW–846)), 270.6(b), 270.7
(except 270.7(h) and (j)), 270.10 (except
270.10(e)(8) and (k)), 270.11 through 270.33,
270.40 through 270.43, 270.50, 270.51,
270.60 (except 270.60(a)), 270.61 through
270.66, 270.68, 270.70 through 270.73,
270.79, 270.80, 270.85, 270.90, 270.95,
270.100, 270.105, 270.110, 270.115, 270.120,
270.125, 270.130, 270.135, 270.140, 270.145,
270.150, 270.155, 270.160, 270.165, 270.170,
270.175, 270.180, 270.185, 270.190, 270.195,
270.200, 270.205, 270.210, 270.215, 270.220,
270.225, 270.230 and 270.235.
Section 273—Standards for Universal
Waste Management—273.1 through 273.4,
273.5 (except 273.5(b)(3)), 273.6, 273.8
through 273.20, 273.30 through 273.40,
273.50 through 273.56, 273.60, 273.61,
273.62, 273.70, 273.80, 273.81.
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Section 279—Standards for the
Management of Used Oil—279.1, 279.10,
279.11, 279.12, 279.20 through 279.24,
279.30, 279.31, 279.32, 279.40 through
279.47, 279.50 through 279.67, 279.70
through 279.75, 279.80, 279.81 and 279.82(a).
Copies of the Arkansas regulations that are
incorporated by reference are available from
the Arkansas Department of Environmental
Quality Web site at https://
www.adeq.state.ar.us or the Public Outreach
Office, ADEQ, Post Office Box 8913, Little
Rock, AR 72219–8913, Phone (501) 682–
0923.
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40 CFR Part 272
[EPA–R06–2009–0567; FRL–9162–7]
Oklahoma: Incorporation by Reference
of Approved State Hazardous Waste
Management Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
SUMMARY: The Solid Waste Disposal Act,
as amended, commonly referred to as
the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA), allows the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
to authorize States to operate their
hazardous waste management programs
in lieu of the Federal program. The EPA
uses the regulations entitled ‘‘Approved
State Hazardous Waste Management
Programs’’ to provide notice of the
authorization status of State programs
and to incorporate by reference those
provisions of the State statutes and
regulations that will be subject to the
EPA’s inspection and enforcement. The
rule codifies in the regulations the prior
approval of Oklahoma’s hazardous
waste management program and
incorporates by reference authorized
provisions of the State’s statutes and
regulations.
DATES: This regulation is effective
August 27, 2010, unless the EPA
receives adverse written comment on
this regulation by the close of business
July 28, 2010. If the EPA receives such
comments, it will publish a timely
withdrawal of this immediate final rule
in the Federal Register informing the
public that this rule will not take effect.
The Director of the Federal Register
approves this incorporation by reference
as of August 27, 2010, in accordance
with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments by
one of the following methods:
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https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
2. E-mail: patterson.alima@epa.gov.
3. Mail: Alima Patterson, Region 6,
Regional Authorization Coordinator, or
Julia Banks, State/Tribal Oversight
Section (6PD–O), Multimedia Planning
and Permitting Division, EPA Region 6,
1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–
2733.
4. Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver
your comments to Alima Patterson,
Region 6, Regional Authorization
Coordinator, State/Tribal Oversight
Section (6PD–O), Multimedia Planning
and Permitting Division, EPA Region 6,
1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–
2733.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–R06–RCRA–2009–
0567. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change, including
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through https://
www.regulations.gov, or e-mail. The
Federal https://www.regulations.gov Web
site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system,
which means the EPA will not know
your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail
comment directly to the EPA without
going through https://
www.regulations.gov, your e-mail
address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment
that is placed in the public docket and
made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, the EPA
recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD–ROM you submit. If the EPA
cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties, and cannot
contact you for clarification, the EPA
may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form
of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses. (For additional information
about the EPA’s public docket, visit the
EPA Docket Center homepage at
https://www.spa.gov/epahome/
dockets.htm.)
You can view and copy the
documents that form the basis for this
codification and associated publicly
available materials from 8:30 a.m. to 4
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 271 and 272
[EPA-R06-RCRA-2009-0708; FRL-9161-9]
Arkansas: Final Authorization of State-initiated Changes and
Incorporation by Reference of State Hazardous Waste Management Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: During a review of Arkansas' regulations, the EPA identified a
variety of State-initiated changes to its hazardous waste program under
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). We have determined
that these changes are minor and satisfy all requirements needed to
qualify for Final authorization and are authorizing the State-initiated
changes through this direct Final action. In addition, this document
corrects technical errors made in the April 24, 2002, and August 15,
2007, Federal Register authorization documents for Arkansas.
The Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, commonly referred to as
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), allows the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to authorize States to operate
their hazardous waste management programs in lieu of the Federal
program. The EPA uses the regulations entitled ``Approved State
Hazardous Waste Management Programs'' to provide notice of the
authorization status of State programs and to incorporate by reference
those provisions of the State statutes and regulations that will be
subject to the EPA's inspection and enforcement. The rule codifies in
the regulations the prior approval of Arkansas hazardous waste
management program and incorporates by reference authorized provisions
of the State's statutes and regulations.
DATES: This regulation is effective August 27, 2010, unless the EPA
receives adverse written comment on this regulation by the close of
business July 28, 2010. If the EPA receives such comments, it will
publish a timely withdrawal of this direct final rule in the Federal
Register informing the public that this rule will not take effect. The
Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by
reference as of August 27, 2010, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and
1 CFR part 51.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R06-
RCRA-2009-0708, by one of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
2 E-mail: patterson.alima@epa.gov.
3. Mail: Alima Patterson, Region 6, Regional Authorization
Coordinator, State/Tribal Oversight Section (6PD-O), Multimedia
Planning and Permitting Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue,
Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.
4. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver your comments to Alima
Patterson, Region 6, Regional Authorization Coordinator, State/Tribal
Oversight Section (6PD-O), Multimedia Planning and Permitting Division,
EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R06-RCRA-
2009-0708. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change, including personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information or other information whose disclosure
is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider
to be CBI or otherwise protected through https://www.regulations.gov, or
e-mail. The Federal https://www.regulations.gov Web site is an
``anonymous access'' system, which means the EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to the EPA without
going through https://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, the EPA recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with
any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If the EPA cannot read your comment due
to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, the
EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should
avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be
free of any defects or viruses.
You can view and copy the documents that form the basis for this
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authorization and codification and associated publicly available
materials from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at the
following location: EPA, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas
75202-2733, phone number (214) 665-8533. Interested persons wanting to
examine these documents should make an appointment with the office at
least two weeks in advance.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alima Patterson, Region 6 Regional
Authorization Coordinator, and Julia Banks, Codification Coordinator,
State/Tribal Oversight Section (6PD-O), Multimedia Planning and
Permitting Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas
75202-2733, Phone numbers: (214) 665-8533, and (214) 665-8178. E-mail
address patterson.alima@epa.gov and banks.julia@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Authorization of State-Initiated Changes
A. Why are revisions to state programs necessary?
States which have received Final authorization from the EPA under
RCRA section 3006(b), 42 U.S.C. 6926(b), must maintain a hazardous
waste program that is equivalent to, consistent with, and no less
stringent than the Federal hazardous waste program. As the Federal
program changes, the States must change their programs and ask the EPA
to authorize the changes. Changes to State hazardous waste programs may
be necessary when Federal or State statutory or regulatory authority is
modified or when certain other changes occur. Most commonly, States
must change their programs because of changes to the EPA's regulations
in 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 124, 260 through 268,
270, 273 and 279. States can also initiate their own changes to their
hazardous waste program and these changes must then be authorized.
B. What decisions have we made in this rule?
We conclude that Arkansas' revisions to its authorized program meet
all of the statutory and regulatory requirements established by RCRA.
We found that the State-initiated changes make Arkansas' rules more
clear or conform more closely to the Federal equivalents and are so
minor in nature that a formal application is unnecessary. Therefore, we
grant Arkansas final authorization to operate its hazardous waste
program with the changes described in the table at Section G below.
Arkansas has responsibility for permitting Treatment, Storage, and
Disposal Facilities (TSDFs) within its borders (except in Indian
Country) and for carrying out all authorized aspects of the RCRA
program, subject to the limitations of the Hazardous and Solid Waste
Amendments of 1984 (HSWA). New Federal requirements and prohibitions
imposed by Federal regulations that EPA promulgates under the authority
of HSWA take effect in authorized States before they are authorized for
the requirements. Thus, the EPA will implement those requirements and
prohibitions in Arkansas, including issuing permits, until the State is
granted authorization to do so.
C. What is the effect of this authorization decision?
The effect of this decision is that a facility in Arkansas subject
to RCRA will now have to comply with the authorized State requirements
instead of the equivalent Federal requirements in order to comply with
RCRA. Arkansas 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:
Do inspections, and require monitoring, tests, analyses,
or reports;
Enforce RCRA requirements and suspend or revoke permits;
and
Take enforcement actions regardless of whether the State
has taken its own actions.
This action does not impose additional requirements on the
regulated community because the statutes and regulations for which
Arkansas is being authorized by today's action are already effective
and are not changed by today's action.
D. Why wasn't there a proposed rule before this rule?
The EPA did not publish a proposal before today's rule because we
view this as a routine program change and do not expect comments that
oppose this approval. We are providing an opportunity for public
comment now. In addition to this rule, in the Proposed Rules section of
today's Federal Register we are publishing a separate document that
proposes to authorize the State program changes.
E. What happens if EPA receives comments that oppose this action?
If the EPA receives comments that oppose this authorization or the
incorporation-by-reference of the State program, we will withdraw this
rule by publishing a timely document in the Federal Register before the
rule becomes effective. The EPA will base any further decision on the
authorization of the State program changes, or the incorporation-by-
reference, on the proposal mentioned in the previous paragraph. We will
then address all public comments in a later final rule. If you want to
comment on this authorization and incorporation-by-reference, you must
do so at this time. You may not have another opportunity to comment. If
we receive comments that oppose only the authorization of a particular
change to the State hazardous waste program or the incorporation-by-
reference of the State program, we may withdraw only that part of this
rule, but the authorization of the program changes or the
incorporation-by-reference of the State program that the comments do
not oppose will become effective on the date specified above. The
Federal Register withdrawal document will specify which part of the
authorization or incorporation-by-reference of the State program will
become effective and which part is being withdrawn.
F. For what has Arkansas previously been authorized?
Arkansas initially received final authorization on January 25, 1985
(50 FR 1513), to implement its Base Hazardous Waste Management program.
Arkansas received authorization for revisions to its program on January
11, 1985 (50 FR 1513), effective January 25, 1985; March 27, 1990 (55
FR 11192), effective May 29, 1990; September 18, 1991 (56 FR 47153),
effective November 18, 1991; October 5, 1992 (57 FR 45721), effective
December 4, 1992; October 7, 1994 (59 FR 51115), effective December 21,
1994; April 24, 2002 (67 FR 20038), effective June 24, 2002; and August
15, 2007 (72 FR 45663), effective October 15, 2007.
G. What changes are we authorizing with this action?
The State has made amendments to the provisions listed in the table
which follows. These amendments clarify the State's regulations and
make the State's regulations more internally consistent. The State's
laws and regulations, as amended by these provisions, provide authority
which remains equivalent to and no less stringent than the Federal laws
and regulations. These State-initiated changes satisfy the requirements
of 40 CFR 271.21(a). We are granting Arkansas final authorization to
carry out the following provisions of the State's program in lieu of
the Federal program. These
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provisions are analogous to the indicated RCRA statutory provisions or
RCRA regulations found at 40 CFR as of July 1, 2005. The Arkansas
provisions are from the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology
Commission Regulation No. 23, Hazardous Waste Management, as amended
December 9, 2005, effective March 23, 2006.
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State requirement Analogous federal requirement
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260.10 ``director''.................... No Federal Analog.
260.10 ``EPA identification number''... 260.10 ``EPA identification
number''.
260.10 ``Solid waste management unit'' No Federal analog.
or ``SWMU''''.
260.20(b) intro........................ 260.20(b) intro.
260.20(b)(3)........................... 260.20(b)(3).
260.20(c)-(f).......................... 260.20(c)-(e) related.
261.5(b)............................... 261.5(b).
261.8.................................. 261.8.
262.13(f).............................. No Federal analog.
262.24(a).............................. No Federal analog.
262.35(a) except (a)(2)................ 261.5 related.
262.35(b).............................. 261.5(f)(3)&(g)(3) related.
264.75 intro........................... 264.75 intro.
264.75(h).............................. 264.75 related.
264.75(i).............................. 264.75 related.
264.141(f) ``completed fiscal year''... 264.141(f) related.
264.143(e)(1).......................... 264.143(e)(1).
264.143(f)(3)(iv)...................... 264.143(f) related.
264.145(e)............................. 264.145(e).
264.145(f)(3)(iv)...................... 264.145(f) related.
264.147(a)(1).......................... 264.147(a)(1).
264.147(b)(1)(ii)...................... 264.147(b)(1)(ii).
264.147(f)(3)(iv)...................... 264.147(f) related.
264.175(b)(2).......................... 264.175 related.
264.314(d) & (f)....................... 264.314(d) & (f).
264.601(d) & (e)....................... No Federal analog.
265.75 intro........................... 265.75 intro.
265.75(h).............................. 265.75(f).
265.75(i).............................. 265.75 related.
265.110(b)(5).......................... No Federal analog.
265.141(f) ``completed fiscal year''... 265.141(f) related.
265.143(d)(1).......................... 265.143(d)(1).
265.143(e)(3)(iv)...................... 265.143(e) related.
265.145(e)(3)(iv)...................... 265.145(e) related.
265.147(f)(3)(iv)...................... 265.147(f) related.
265.314(c) & (e)....................... 265.314(c) & (e).
270.7(b)............................... 270.14 related.
270.7(g)............................... 124.10(c)(4) related.
270.7(h)(8)............................ 124.10(b) & (c), 124.11 and
124.12(a).
270.10(e)(1)........................... 270.10 related.
270.10(e)(7)........................... No Federal analog; Related to:
264.70, 264/265.140(a),
270.70, 270.30.
270.10(l)(1) intro..................... No Federal analog.
270.13(j).............................. 270.13(j).
270.13(o).............................. No Federal Analog.
270.14(b)(7)........................... 270.14 (b)(7) and 270.14(b)
related.
270.34................................. No Federal analog.
270.70(a).............................. 270.70(a) and (c).
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H. Who handles permits after the authorization takes effect?
This authorization does not affect the status of State permits and
those permits issued by the EPA because no new substantive requirements
are a part of these revisions.
I. How does this action affect Indian country (18 U.S.C. 1151) in
Arkansas?
Arkansas is not authorized to carry out its Hazardous Waste Program
in Indian Country within the State. This authority remains with EPA.
Therefore, this action has no effect in Indian Country.
II. Technical Corrections
The following technical corrections are made to the April 24, 2002
(67 FR 20038) and August 15, 2007 (72 FR 45663) Arkansas authorization
Federal Register documents. There are two types of corrections being
made (the corrections have been italicized). The first type includes
additions or corrections to the list of State citations for Checklist
entries that were actually included in the published Federal Register
documents The second type of correction is the addition of entire
Checklist entries for the following Federal requirements which were
inadvertently omitted from the original authorization tables.
Land Disposal Restrictions--Phase IV--Mineral Processing
Secondary Materials Exclusion, [63 FR 28556] May 26, 1998.
Hazardous Air Pollutant Standards for Combustors [64 FR
52828-53077, September 30, 1999 as amended November 19, 1999, at 64 FR
63209-63213.].
Methods Innovation Rule and SW-846 Final Update IIIB [70
FR 34538-34592, June 14, 2005, as amended August 1, 2005; 70 FR 44150-
44151].
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A. Corrections to the April 24, 2002 (67 FR 20038) Authorization
Document
1. In the entry for Checklist 107, the citation ``261.4(b)(15)'' is
corrected to read ``261.4(b)(13)''.
2. In the entry for Checklist 109, add 268.46, 268, Appendix II.
3. In the entry for Checklist 110:
The citation ``261.4(a)(1)'' is corrected to read
``261.4(a)(10)''.
The citation ``261, Appendix VIII'' is corrected to read
``261, Appendix VII''.
4. In the entry for Checklist 114, add 266.103(c)(1)(xi)
introductory paragraph.
5. In the entry for Checklist 118, add 265.316(b) and (c).
6. In the entry for Checklist 122, add 261.4(b)(13) and (b)(14),
264.1(g)(2), 265.1(c)(6).
7. In the entry for Checklist 124, add 264.1(g)(6), 265.1(c)(10),
268.1(e)(4) intro, 268.1(e)(5), 268.7(b)(3)(ii), 268.9(a), 268.40(b),
270.42 Appendix I.
8. In the entry for Checklist 126, add 265.190(a); 265.314(c).
9. In the entry for Checklist 135, add 261.3(c)(2)(ii)(B).
10. In the entry for Checklist 137, add 264.1(g)(6), 265.1(c)(10),
266.23(a), 266 Appendix XIII, 268.2(g) and (i).
11. In the entry for Checklist 140, the citation ``Sec.
261.3(a)(2)(iv)(G)'' is corrected to read Sec. Sec.
261.3(a)(2)(iv)(E)-(G)''.
12. In the entry for Checklist 142 B: Add: 261.6(a)(3)(ii),
268.1(f) intro and (f)(1), 270.1(c)(2)(viii) intro and (c)(2)(viii)(A).
13. In the entry for Checklist 142 C, add 268.1(f)(2),
270.1(c)(2)(viii)(B).
14. In the entry for Checklist 142 D, add 268.1(f)(3),
270.1(c)(2)(viii)(C)
15. In the entry for Checklist 144, the citation ``270.10(e)(4)''
should be corrected to read ``270.10(e)(5)''.
16. In the entry for Checklist 148: The citation ``270.7(d)(f)'' is
corrected to read ``270.7(d)-(f)''.
17. In the entry for Checklist 151:
Add: 268.1(c)(3) intro through (c)(3)(ii), 268.1(c)(4),
268.1(e)(3), 268.1(e)(4), 268.1(e)(5), 268.42/Table 1
The citation ``268.(a)'' is corrected to read
``268.40(a)''.
18. In the entry for Checklist 154, 154.1, 154.2, 154.3, 154.4,
154.5, and 154.6, add 264.13(b)(6) and (b)(8), 264.15(b)(4),
264.73(b)(3) and (b)(6), 264.77(c), 264.179, 264.200, 264.232,
264.1030(b), 264.1033(a)(2)(i)&(ii), 264.1033(f)(2)(vi)(B), 264.1033(k)
through (o), 264.1034(b) intro, 264.1035(c)(9) and (10), 264.1035(d),
264.1050(b), (c) and (f), 264.1055, 264.1058(e), 264.1064(g)(6),
265.1(b), 265.13(b)(6) and (b)(8), 265.15(b)(4), 265.73(b)(3) and
(b)(6), 265.77(d), 265.178, 265.202, 265.231, 265.1030(b),
265.1033(a)(2) intro, 265.1033(f)(2)(vi)(B), 265.1033(j) intro,
265.1033(j)(1) and (2), 265.1033(k) through (n), 265.1034(b) intro,
265.1035(c)(3), 265.1034(c)(9) and (c)(10), 265.1035(d), 265.1050(b)
and (e), 265.1055, 265.1058(e), 265.1064(g)(6), 265, Appendix VI.
19. In the entry for Checklist 156, the entry ``263.10(e) & (f)''
is corrected to read ``263.10(f) & (g)''.
20. In the entry for Checklist 157:
The citation ``262.30(a)-(e)'' is corrected to read
``268.30(a)-(e)''.
The citation ``261.69(a)(3)(ii)'' is corrected to read
``261.6(a)(3)(ii)''.
21. In the entry for Checklist 163, add 264.15(b)(4), 264.73(b)(6),
264.1030(b)(3), (c) and (d), 264.1031 ``in light liquid service'',
264.1033(a)(2)(i) through (iv), 264.1050(b), (c) and (f), 264.1060(a)
and (b), 264.1062(b)(2) and (b)(3), 264.1064(g)(6) and (m),
265.15(b)(4), 265.1030(b)(3), 265.1030(d), 265.1033 (a)(2)(i)-(iv),
265.1033(f)(2)(vi)(B), 265.1050(b)(3) and (e), 265.1060(a) and (b),
265.1064(g)(6) and (m), 265, Appendix VI; 270.14(b)(5).
22. In the entry for Checklist 167 E, add 261.3(a)(2)(i),
261.4(b)(7).
23. In the entry for Checklist 168:
The citation ``261.4(a)(16)(iii)'' is corrected to read
``261.4(a)(16)''.
Add 270.42(j), 270.42 Appendix I.
24. In the entry for Checklist 169, add 261.32(a), 261, Appendix
VII, 268.35, 268.40/Table.
25. In the entry for Checklist 172, the citation ``268.34(b)'' is
corrected to read ``268.34''.
26. In the entry for Checklist 174, add 264.90(e) and (f),
264.110(c), 264.112(b)(8), 264.112(c)(2)(iv), 264.118(b)(4) and
(d)(2)(iv), 264.140(d), 265.90(f), 265.110(c)&(d), 265.112(b)(8) and
(c)(1)(iv), 265.118(c)(4), (c)(5) and (d)(1)(iii), 265.121, 265.140(d),
270.1(c) introductory paragraph.
27. In the entry for Checklist 175:
Add: 264.1(j) intro and (j)(1), 264.73(b)(17), 264.554
intro and (a) intro, 265.1(b), 265.118(c)(4), 265.118(c)(5),
265.118(d)(1)(iii), 265.121, 265.140(d), 268.2(c), 268.50(g).
The citation ``264.1(j)(4)-(17)'' should be corrected to
read 264.1(j)(4)-(13).
28. In the entry for Checklist 177: Add 264.1031 ``equipment'',
264.1031 ``open-ended valve or line''.
29. In the entry for Checklist 179:
The citation ``268.40(e)''' is corrected to read
``268.40(i) and (j)'',
Add 261.2(c)(3), 261.2(c)/Table I, 261.2(e)(1)(iii),
261.4(b)(7)(iii).
30. Add the following new entry to the Table:
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Federal citation State analog
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81. Land Disposal A.C.A. Sec. Sec. 8-7-209(b), 8-7-
Restrictions--Phase IV-- 205(1), 8-7-207, 8-7-209(a)(1), (5),
Mineral Processing. (6), (7), (8), (10), & (12), 8-7-
209(b)(5) & (6), 8-7-210(b), 8-7-212, 8-
7-213, 8-7-214
Secondary Materials APC&EC Regulation 23 Regulation 23, Sec.
Exclusion, [63 FR 28556] May Sec. 261.2(c)(3), 261.2(c)/Table I,
26, 1998. (Checklist 167 D). 261.2(e)(1)(iii), 261.4(a)(17), as
amended February 25, 2000, effective May
20, 2000.
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B. Corrections to the August 15, 2007 (72 FR 45663) Authorization
Document
1. In the entry for Checklist 185:
The citation ``261.32(f)/Table'' is corrected to read
``261.33(f)/Table''.
Add 261.32(a), 268.48(a)/Table UTS.
2. In the entry for Checklist 190:
The citation ``268.32(b)(i)-(ii)'' is corrected to read
``268.32(b)(1)(i)-(b)(2)(ii)''.
Add 268.49(d), 268 Appendix III.
3. In the entry for Checklist 192 B, the citation ``Appendix VII/
Table'' is corrected to read ``268 Appendix VII/Table''.
4. In the entry for Checklist 195, add 268.40/Table.
5. In the entry for Checklist 197:
The citation ``266.100(b)(20)(i)-(v)'' is corrected to
read ``266.100(b)(2)(i)-(v)''.
Add 270.22 intro.
6. In the entry for Checklist 199, add 261.24(a).
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7. In the entry for Checklist 203, the citation ``279.10(j)'' is
corrected to read ``279.10(i)''.
8. In the entry for Checklist 206, add the following note at the
end of the entry: The State's regulations effective March 23, 2006
erroneously omits the changes addressed by the February 24, 2005 final
rule. This error is corrected in the State's June 2007 proposed
rulemaking (APC&E Commission Docket #07-007-R).
9. In the entry for Checklist 207, the citation ``264.71(e)'' is
corrected to read ``264.71(f)''.
10. Add the following new entries to the Table:
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Description of Federal requirement Federal Register date and
(include checklist , if page (and/or RCRA statutory Analogous State authority
relevant) authority)
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26. Hazardous Air Pollutant Standards 64 FR 52828-53077, Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.)
for Combustors (Checklist 182). September 30, 1999 as as amended, effective August 2005.
amended November 19, 1999, Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology
at 64 FR 63209-63213. (APC&E) Regulation Number 23 (Hazardous
Waste Management) (HWM) Sections 260.10
``dioxins and furans (D/F)'', 260.10
``TEQ'', 261.38/Table 1, 264.340(b)-(e),
264.601 intro, 265.340(b) & (c),
266.100(b) through (h), 266.101(c) intro
and (c)(1), 266.105(c) and (d),
266.112(b)(1) intro, 266.112(b)(2)(i),
266 Appendix VIII, 270.19 intro,
270.19(e), 270.22 intro, 270.42 Appendix
I, 270.62 intro and 270.66 intro, as
amended December 9, 2005 effective March
23, 2006.
27. Methods Innovation Rule and SW-846 70 FR 34538-34592, June 14, Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.)
Final Update IIIB (Checklist 208). 2005, as amended August 1, as amended, effective August 2005.
2005; 70 FR 44150-44151. Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology
(APC&E) Regulation Number 23 (Hazardous
Waste Management) (HWM) Sections 260.11,
261.3(a)(2)(v), 261.21(a)(1),
261.22(a)(1) & (2), 261.35(b)(2)(iii)(A)
& (B), 261.38(c)(7) intro, 261 Appendix
I, 261 Appendix IX, 264.190(a),
264.314(c), 264.1034(c)(1)(ii) and (iv),
264.1034(d)(1)(iii) and (f),
264.1063(d)(2), 264 Appendix IX,
265.190(a), 265.314(d),
265.1034(c)(1)(ii) and (iv),
265.1034(d)(1)(iii) and (f),
265.1063(d)(2), 265.1081 ``waste
stabilization process'', 265.1084,
266.100(d)(1)(ii), 266.100(g)(2),
266.102(b)(1), 266.106(a), 266.112(b)(1)
intro, 266.112(b)(2)(i), 266 Appendix
IX, 268.40(b), 268 Appendix IX,
270.19(c)(1)(iii) and (iv),
270.22(a)(2)(ii)(B), 270.62(b)(2)(i)(C)
and (D), 270.66(c)(2)(i) and (ii),
279.10(b)(1)(ii), 279.44(c) intro,
279.53(c) intro, and 279.63(c) intro, as
amended December 9, 2005 effective March
23, 2006.
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11. Add the following text immediately after the Table:
Note: Arkansas requirement at 268.42(b) is not part of the
State's authorized program. The requirement is not delegable to
States.
III. Incorporation-by-Reference
A. What is codification?
Codification is the process of placing a State's statutes and
regulations that comprise the State's authorized hazardous waste
management program into the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Section
3006(b) of RCRA, as amended, allows the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) to authorize State hazardous waste management programs to operate
in lieu of the Federal hazardous waste management regulatory program.
The EPA codifies its authorization of State programs in 40 CFR part 272
and incorporates by reference State statutes and regulations that the
EPA will enforce under sections 3007 and 3008 of RCRA and any other
applicable statutory provisions.
The incorporation by reference of State authorized programs in the
CFR should substantially enhance the public's ability to discern the
current status of the authorized State program and State requirements
that can be federally enforced. This effort provides clear notice to
the public of the scope of the authorized program in each State.
B. What is the history of the codification of Arkansas' hazardous waste
management program?
The EPA incorporated by reference Arkansas' then authorized
hazardous waste program effective December 13, 1993 (58 FR 52674) and
August 21, 1995 (60 FR 32112). In this action, EPA is revising subpart
E of 40 CFR part 272 to include the recent authorization revision
actions effective June 24, 2002 (67 FR 20038), and October 15, 2007 (72
FR 45663).
C. What codification decisions have we made in this rule?
The purpose of today's Federal Register document is to codify
Arkansas' base hazardous waste management program and its revisions to
that program. The EPA provided notices and opportunity for comments on
the Agency's decisions to authorize the Arkansas program, and the EPA
is not now reopening the decisions, nor requesting comments, on the
Arkansas authorizations as published in the Federal Register notices
specified in Section I.F of this document.
This document incorporates by reference Arkansas' hazardous waste
statutes and regulations and clarifies which of these provisions are
included in the authorized and Federally enforceable program. By
codifying Arkansas' authorized program and by amending the Code of
Federal Regulations, the public will be more easily able to discern the
status of Federally approved requirements of the Arkansas hazardous
waste management program.
The EPA is incorporating by reference the Arkansas authorized
hazardous waste program in subpart E of 40 CFR part 272. Section
272.201 incorporates by reference Arkansas' authorized hazardous waste
statutes and regulations. Section 272.201 also references the statutory
provisions (including procedural and enforcement provisions) which
provide the legal basis for the State's implementation of the hazardous
waste management program, the Memorandum of Agreement, the Attorney
General's Statements and the Program Description, which are approved as
part
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of the hazardous waste management program under Subtitle C of RCRA.
D. What is the effect of Arkansas' codification on enforcement?
The EPA retains its authority under statutory provisions, including
but not limited to, RCRA sections 3007, 3008, 3013, and 7003, and other
applicable statutory and regulatory provisions to undertake inspections
and enforcement actions and to issue orders in authorized States. With
respect to these actions, the EPA will rely on Federal sanctions,
Federal inspection authorities, and Federal procedures rather than any
authorized State analogues to these provisions. Therefore, the EPA is
not incorporating by reference such particular, approved Arkansas
procedural and enforcement authorities. Section 272.201(c)(2) of 40 CFR
lists the statutory and regulatory provisions which provide the legal
basis for the State's implementation of the hazardous waste management
program, as well as those procedural and enforcement authorities that
are part of the State's approved program, but these are not
incorporated by reference.
E. What state provisions are not part of the codification?
The public needs to be aware that some provisions of Arkansas'
hazardous waste management program are not part of the Federally
authorized State program. These non-authorized provisions include:
(1) Provisions that are not part of the RCRA subtitle C program
because they are ``broader in scope'' than RCRA subtitle C (see 40 CFR
271.1(i));
(2) Unauthorized amendments to authorized State provisions; and
(3) New unauthorized State requirements.
State provisions that are ``broader in scope'' than the Federal
program are not part of the RCRA authorized program and EPA will not
enforce them. Therefore, they are not incorporated by reference in 40
CFR part 272. For reference and clarity, 40 CFR 272.201(c)(3) lists the
Arkansas regulatory provisions which are ``broader in scope'' than the
Federal program and which are not part of the authorized program being
incorporated by reference. ``Broader in scope'' provisions cannot be
enforced by EPA; the State, however, may enforce such provisions under
State law.
Additionally, Arkansas' hazardous waste regulations include
amendments which have not been authorized by the EPA. Since the EPA
cannot enforce a State's requirements which have not been reviewed and
authorized in accordance with RCRA section 3006 and 40 CFR part 271, it
is important to be precise in delineating the scope of a State's
authorized hazardous waste program. Regulatory provisions that have not
been authorized by the EPA include amendments to previously authorized
State regulations as well as new State requirements. State regulations
that are not incorporated by reference in today's rule at 40 CFR
272.201(c)(1), or that are not listed in 40 CFR 272.201(c)(3)
(``broader in scope''), are considered new unauthorized State
requirements. These requirements are not Federally enforceable.
With respect to any requirement pursuant to the Hazardous and Solid
Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSWA) for which the State has not yet been
authorized, the EPA will continue to enforce the Federal HSWA standards
until the State is authorized for these provisions.
F. What will be the effect of Federal HSWA requirements on the
codification?
The EPA is not amending 40 CFR part 272 to include HSWA
requirements and prohibitions that are implemented by EPA. Section
3006(g) of RCRA provides that any HSWA requirement or prohibition
(including implementing regulations) takes effect in authorized and not
authorized States at the same time. A HSWA requirement or prohibition
supersedes any less stringent or inconsistent State provision which may
have been previously authorized by the EPA (50 FR 28702, July 15,
1985). The EPA has the authority to implement HSWA requirements in all
States, including authorized States, until the States become authorized
for such requirement or prohibition. Authorized States are required to
revise their programs to adopt the HSWA requirements and prohibitions,
and then to seek authorization for those revisions pursuant to 40 CFR
part 271.
Instead of amending the 40 CFR part 272 every time a new HSWA
provision takes effect under the authority of RCRA section 3006(g), the
EPA will wait until the State receives authorization for its analog to
the new HSWA provision before amending the State's 40 CFR part 272
incorporation by reference. Until then, persons wanting to know whether
a HSWA requirement or prohibition is in effect should refer to 40 CFR
271.1(j), as amended, which lists each such provision.
Some existing State requirements may be similar to the HSWA
requirement implemented by the EPA. However, until the EPA authorizes
those State requirements, the EPA can only enforce the HSWA
requirements and not the State analogs. The EPA will not codify those
State requirements until the State receives authorization for those
requirements.
Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
The Office of Management and Budget has exempted this action from
the requirements of Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4,
1993), and therefore, this action is not subject to review by OMB. This
rule authorizes and incorporates by reference Arkansas' authorized
hazardous waste management regulations, and imposes no additional
requirements beyond those imposed by State law. This final rule does
not impose an information collection burden under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Incorporation
by reference will not impose any new burdens on small entities.
Accordingly, I certify that this action will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because this rule
merely authorizes and incorporates by reference certain existing State
hazardous waste management program requirements which the EPA already
approves under 40 CFR part 271, and does not impose any additional
enforceable duty beyond that required by State law, it does not contain
any unfunded mandate or significantly or uniquely affect small
governments, as described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104-4).
This action will not have substantial direct effects on the States,
on the relationship between the national government and the States, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various
levels of government, as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64 FR
43255, August 10, 1999), because it merely authorizes and incorporates
by reference existing State hazardous waste management program
requirements without altering the relationship or the distribution of
power and responsibilities established by RCRA. This action also does
not have Tribal implications within the meaning of Executive Order
13175 (65 FR 67249, November 6, 2000).
This action also is not subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997), because it is not economically significant and
it does not make decisions based on environmental health or safety
risks. This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211, ``Actions
Concerning Regulations That
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Significantly Affect Energy Supply Distribution or Use'' (66 FR 28344,
May 22, 2001) because it is not a significant regulatory action under
Executive Order 12866.
Under RCRA 3006(b), the EPA grants a State's application for
authorization as long as the State meets the criteria required by RCRA.
It would thus be inconsistent with applicable law for the EPA, when it
reviews a State authorization application, to require the use of any
particular voluntary consensus standard in place of another standard
that otherwise satisfies the requirements of RCRA. Thus, the
requirements of section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272) do not apply.
The final rule does not include environmental justice issues that
require consideration under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February
16, 1994). The EPA has complied with Executive Order 12630 (53 FR 8859,
March 15, 1988) by examining the takings implications of the rule in
accordance with the ``Attorney General's Supplemental Guidelines for
the Evaluation of Risk and Avoidance of Unanticipated Takings'' issued
under the executive order. As required by section 3 of Executive Order
12988 (61 FR 4729, February 7, 1996), in issuing this rule, the EPA has
taken the necessary steps to eliminate drafting errors and ambiguity,
minimize potential litigation, and provide a clear legal standard for
affected conduct.
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 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 August 27, 2010.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Parts 271 and 272
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Confidential business information, Hazardous waste, Hazardous waste
transportation, Incorporation by reference, Indian lands,
Intergovernmental relations, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Authority: This notice is issued under the authority of Sections
2002(a), 3006 and 7004(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act as amended
42 U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926, 6974(b).
Dated: May 5, 2010.
Lawerence E. Starfield,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
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For the reasons set forth in the preamble, under the authority at 42
U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926, and 6974(b), EPA is granting final authorization
under part 271 to the State of Arkansas for revisions to its hazardous
waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and is
amending 40 CFR part 272 as follows.
PART 272--APPROVED STATE HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
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1. The authority citation for part 272 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Sections 2002(a), 3006, and 7004(b) of the Solid
Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926, and
6974(b).
Subpart E--[Amended]
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2. Revise Sec. 272.201 to read as follows:
Sec. 272.201 Arkansas State-administered program: Final
authorization.
(a) Pursuant to section 3006(b) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6926(b), the EPA
granted Arkansas final authorization for the following elements as
submitted to EPA in Arkansas' Base program application for final
authorization which was approved by EPA effective on January 25, 1985.
Subsequent program revision applications were approved effective on May
29, 1990; November 18, 1991; December 4, 1992; December 21, 1994, June
24, 2002, October 15, 2007, and August 27, 2010.
(b) The State of Arkansas has primary responsibility for enforcing
its hazardous waste management program. However, EPA retains the
authority to exercise its inspection and enforcement authorities in
accordance with sections 3007, 3008, 3013, 7003 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C.
6927, 6928, 6934, 6973, and any other applicable statutory and
regulatory provisions, regardless of whether the State has taken its
own actions, as well as in accordance with other statutory and
regulatory provisions.
(c) State Statutes and Regulations.
(1) The Arkansas statutes and regulations cited in paragraph
(c)(1)(i) of this section are incorporated by reference as part of the
hazardous waste management program under Subtitle C of RCRA, 42 U.S.C.
6921 et seq. This incorporation by reference is approved by the
Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and
1 CFR part 51. Copies of the Arkansas statutes that are incorporated by
reference are available from Michie Publishing, 1275 Broadway Albany,
New York 12204, Phone: (800) 223-1940. Copies of the Arkansas
regulations that are incorporated by reference are available from the
Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Web site at https://www.adeq.state.ar.us or the Public Outreach Office, ADEQ, Post Office
Box 8913, Little Rock, AR 72219-8913, Phone: (501) 682-0923. You may
inspect a copy at EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202
(Phone number (214) 665-8533), or at the National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this
material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
(i) The Binder entitled ``EPA Approved Arkansas Statutory and
Regulatory Requirements Applicable to the Hazardous Waste Management
Program'', dated October 2007.
(ii) [Reserved]
(2) The following provisions provide the legal basis for the
State's implementation of the hazardous waste management program, but
they are not being incorporated by reference and do not replace Federal
authorities:
(i) Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2000 Replacement,
Title 4, Business and Commercial Law, Chapter 75: Section 4-75-601(4)
``Trade Secret''.
(ii) Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2000 Replacement,
Title 8, Environmental Law, Chapter 1: Section 8-1-107.
(iii) Arkansas Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1979, as amended,
Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2000 Replacement, Title 8,
Environmental Law, Chapter 7, Subchapter 2: Sections 8-7-205 through 8-
7-214, 8-7-217, 8-7-218, 8-7-220, 8-7-222, 8-7-224 and 8-7-225(b)
through 8-7-225(d).
(iv) Arkansas Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1979, as amended,
Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2005 Supplement, Title 8,
Environmental Law, Chapter 7, Subchapter 2: Sections 8-7-204 (except 8-
7-204(e)(3)(B)), 8-7-227.
(v) Arkansas Resource Reclamation Act of 1979, as amended, Arkansas
Code of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2000 Replacement, Title 8,
Environmental Law, Chapter 7, Subchapter 3: Sections 8-7-302(3), 8-7-
303, 8-7-308.
(vi) Remedial Action Trust Fund Act of 1985, as amended, Arkansas
Code of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2000
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Replacement, Title 8, Environmental Law, Chapter 7, Subchapter 5:
Sections 8-7-505(3), 8-7-507, 8-7-511.
(vii) Remedial Action Trust Fund Act of 1985, as amended, Arkansas
Code of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2005 Supplement, Title 8,
Environmental Law, Chapter 7, Subchapter 5: Sections 8-7-503(6) and
(7), 8-7-508, 8-7-512.
(viii) Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) of 1967, as
amended, Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2005 Supplement,
Title 25, State Government, Chapter 19: Sections 25-19-103(1), 25-19-
105, 25-19-107.
(ix) Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology (APC&E) Commission
Regulation No. 23, Hazardous Waste Management, as amended December 9,
2005, effective March 23, 2006, Chapter One; Chapter Two, Sections 1,
2, 3(a), 3(b)(3), 4, 260.2, 260.20(c) through (f), 261 Appendix IX,
270.7(h) and (j), 270.10(e)(8), 270.34; Chapter Three, Sections 19 and
21, 22; Chapter Five, Section 28.
(x) Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology (APC&E) Commission,
Regulation No. 7, Civil Penalties, July 24, 1992.
(xi) Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology (APC&E) Commission,
Regulation No. 8, Administrative Procedures, June 12, 2000.
(3) The following statutory and regulatory provisions are broader
in scope than the Federal program, are not part of the authorized
program, and are not incorporated by reference:
(i) Arkansas Hazardous Waste Management Act, as amended, Arkansas
Code of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2000 Replacement, Title 8,
Environmental Law, Chapter 7, Subchapter 2: Section 8-7-226.
(ii) Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology (APC&E) Commission
Regulation No. 23, Hazardous Waste Management, as amended December 9,
2005, effective March 23, 2006, Chapter Two, Sections 6, 262.13(c),
262.24(d), 263.10(e), 263.13, 264.71(e), 265.71(e); Chapter Three,
Section 25.
(4) Memorandum of Agreement. The Memorandum of Agreement between
EPA Region VI and the State of Arkansas, signed by the Executive
Director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) on
November 3, 2000, and by the EPA Regional Administrator on April 5,
2002, is referenced as part of the authorized hazardous waste
management program under subtitle C of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq.
(5) Statement of Legal Authority. ``Attorney General's Statement
for Final Authorization,'' signed by the Attorney General of Arkansas
on July 9, 1984 and revisions, supplements, and addenda to that
Statement dated September 24, 1987, February 24, 1989, December 11,
1990, May 7, 1992 and by the Independent Legal Counsel on May 10, 1994,
February 2, 1996, March 3, 1997, July 31, 1997, December 1, 1997,
December 12, 2001, and July 27, 2006 are referenced as part of the
authorized hazardous waste management program under Subtitle C of RCRA,
42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq.
(6) Program Description. The Program Description and any other
materials submitted as part of the original application or as
supplements thereto are referenced as part of the authorized hazardous
waste management program under subtitle C of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6921 et
seq.
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3. Appendix A to part 272, State Requirements, is amended by revising
the listing for ``Arkansas'' to read as follows:
Appendix A to Part 272--State Requirements
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Arkansas
The statutory provisions include:
Arkansas Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1979, as amended,
Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2000 Replacement, Title 8,
Environmental Law, Chapter 7, Subchapter 2: Sections 8-7-202, 8-7-
203, 8-7-215, 8-7-216, 8-7-219, 8-7-221, 8-7-223 and 8-7-225(a).
Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2000 Supplement, Title
8, Environmental Law, Chapter 10, Subchapter 3: Section 8-10-301(d).
Copies of the Arkansas statutes that are incorporated by
reference are available from Michie Publishing, 1275 Broadway,
Albany, New York 12204, Phone: (800) 223-1940.
The regulatory provisions include:
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology (APC&E) Commission
Regulation No. 23, Hazardous Waste Management, as amended December
9, 2005, effective March 23, 2006. Please note that the 2006 APC&E
Commission Regulation No. 23, is the most recent version of the
Arkansas authorized hazardous waste regulations. For a few
provisions, the authorized version is found in the APC&E Commission
Regulation 23, dated January 21, 1996. Arkansas made subsequent
changes to these provisions but these changes have not been
authorized by EPA. The provisions from the January 21, 1996
regulations are noted below.
Chapter Two, Sections 3(b) introductory paragraph, 3(b)(2),
3(b)(4); Section 260--Hazardous Waste Management System--General--
260.1, 260.3, 260.10 (except the definitions of ``consolidation''
and ``mercury-containing device,'' and the phrase ``a written permit
issued by the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department
authorizing a person to transport hazardous waste (Hazardous Waste
Transportation Permit), or'' in the definition for ``permit''),
260.11 (except 260.11(d)(2), (e)(2), (f)(2) and (g)(2)), 260.20(a),
and (b), 260.21, 260.23, 260.30 through 260.33, 260.40, 260.41 and
Appendix I.
Section 261--Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste--
261.1, 261.2, 261.3 (except 261.3(a)(2)(iii) and (e)), 261.4, 261.5,
261.6 (except (a)(5)), 261.7 through 261.11, 261.20 through 261.24,
261.30 through 261.33, 261.35, 261.38, Appendices I, VII and VIII.
Section 262 Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous
Waste--262.10 (except 262.10(d)), 262.11, 262.12, 262.13 (except
262.13(c)), 262.20 (except 262.20(e)), 262.21, 262.22, 262.23,
262.24 (except 262.24(d)), 262.27, 262.30, 262.31 through 262.34,
262.35 (except the phrase ``and the requirements of Sec. 262.13(d)
and Sec. 263.10(d)'' at 262.35(a)(2)), 262.40, 262.41 (except
references to PCBs) (January 21, 1996), 262.42, 262.43, 262.50
through 262.58, 262.60 (except 262.60(e)), 262.70 and Appendix I.
Section 263--Standards Applicable to Transporters of Hazardous
Waste 263.10 (except 263.10(d) and (e)), 263.11, 263.12, 263.20
(except 263.20(g)(4)), 263.21, 263.22, 263.30 and 263.31.
Section 264--Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous
Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities--264.1 (except
264.1(f) and 264.1(g)(7)), 264.3, 264.4, 264.10, 264.11, 264.12
(except 264.12(a)(2)), 264.13 through 264.19, 264.20(a) through (c),
264.30 through 264.35, 264.37, 264.50 through 264.56, 264.70, 264.71
(except 264.71(a)(3), (d) and (e)), 264.72, 264.73, 264.74, 264.75
(except 264.75(g)), 264.75(g) (January 21, 1996), 264.75(h) (January
21, 1996), 264.76 (except 264.76(b)), 264.77, 264.90 through
264.101, 264.110 through 264.120, 264.140, 264.141 (except the
definition of ``captive insurance'' at 264.141(f)), 264.142, 264.143
(except the last sentence of 264.143(e)(1)), 264.144, 264.145
(except the last sentence of 264.145(e)(1)), 264.146, 264.147
(except the last sentences of 264.147(a)(1)(i) and 264.147(b)(1)(ii)
and except 264.147(g)(1)(ii)), 264.148, 264.151, 264.170 through
264.174, 264.175 (except 264.175(d)(2)), 264.176 through 264.179,
264.190 through 264.200, 264.220 through 264.223, 264.226 through
264.232, 264.250 through 264.254, 264.256 through 264.259, 264.270
through 264.273, 264.276, 264.278 through 264.283, 264.300 through
264.304, 264.309, 264.310, 264.312(a), 264.313, 264.314 (except
264.314(a)(2) and (a)(3)), 264.315, 264.316, 264.317, 264.340
through 264.345, 264.347, 264.351, 264.550 through 264.553, 264.554
(except 264.554(a)(2)), 264.555, 264.570 through 264.575, 264.600
through 264.603, 264.1030 through 264.1036, 264.1050 (except
264.1050(g)), 264.1051 through 264.1065, 264.1080 through 264.1090,
264.1100, 264.1101, 264.1102, 264.1200, 264.1201, 264.1202, Appendix
I (except codes T78 and T79 in Table 2), and Appendices IV, V and
IX.
Section 265--Interim Status Standards For Owners And Operators
Of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, And Disposal Facilities--
265.1 (except 265.1(c)(2) and (c)(4)), 265.4, 265.10, 265.11, 265.12
(except 265.12(a)(2)),
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265.13 through 265.19, 265.30 through 265.35, 265.37, 265.50 through
265.56, 265.70, 265.71 (except 265.71(a)(3), (d) and (e)), 265.72,
265.73, 265.74, 265.75 (except 265.75(g)), 265.75(g) (January 21,
1996), 265.75(h) (January 21, 1996), 265.76, 265.77, 265.90 through
265.94, 265.110 through 265.121, 265.140, 265.141 (except the
definition of ``captive insurance'' at 265.141(f)), 265.142, 265.143
(except the last sentence of 265.143(d)(1)), 265.144, 265.145,
265.146, 265.147 (except the last sentences of 265.147(a)(1) and
265.147(b)(1) and except 265.147(g)(1)(ii)), 265.148, 265.170
through 265.174, 265.176, 265.177, 265.178, 265.190 through 265.202,
265.220 through 265.226, 265.228 through 265.231, 265.250 through
265.260, 265.270, 265.272, 265.273, 265.276, 265.278 through
265.282, 265.300 through 265.304, 265.309, 265.310, 265.312(a),
265.313, 265.314 (except 265.314(a)(2) and (3)), 265.315, 265.316,
265.340, 265.341, 265.345, 265.347, 265.351, 265.352, 265.370,
265.373, 265.375, 265.377, 265.381, 265.382, 265.383, 265.400
through 265.406, 265.430, 265.440 through 265.445, 265.1030 through
265.1035, 265.1050 (except 265.1050(f)), 265.1051 through 265.1064,
265.1080 through 265.1102, 265.1200, 265.1201, 265.1202, Appendix I
(except codes T78 and T79 in Table 2), and Appendices III through
VI.
Section 266--Standards for the Management of Specific Hazardous
Wastes and Specific Types of Hazardous Waste Management Facilities--
266.20 through 266.23, 266.70 (except 266.70(b)(3)), 266.80, 266.100
through 266.112, 266.200 through 266.206, 266.210, 266.220, 266.225,
266.230, 266.235, 266.240, 266.245, 266.250, 266.255, 266.260,
266.305, 266.310, 266.315, 266.320, 266.325, 266.330, 266.335,
266.340, 266.345, 266.350, 266.355, 266.360 and Appendices I through
XIII.
Section 268--Land Disposal Restrictions--268.1 through 268.4,
268.7 (except 268.7 (a)(2)(ii)), 268.9 (except 268.9(d)(2)(ii)),
268.13, 268.14, 268.20, 268.30 through 268.39, 268.40 (except
268.40(e)(1)--(4) and 268.40(i)), 268.41, 268.42 (except 268.42(b)),
268.43, 268.45, 268.46, 268.48, 268.49, 268.50, Appendices III, IV,
VI through IX and XI.
Section 270--Administered Permit Programs: The Hazardous Waste
Permit Program--270.1, 270.2, 270.3 (except 270.3(f), 270.4, 270.5,
270.6(a) (except the reference to SW-846)), 270.6(b), 270.7 (except
270.7(h) and (j)), 270.10 (except 270.10(e)(8) and (k)), 270.11
through 270.33, 270.40 through 270.43, 270.50, 270.51, 270.60
(except 270.60(a)), 270.61 through 270.66, 270.68, 270.70 through
270.73, 270.79, 270.80, 270.85, 270.90, 270.95, 270.100, 270.105,
270.110, 270.115, 270.120, 270.125, 270.130, 270.135, 270.140,
270.145, 270.150, 270.155, 270.160, 270.165, 270.170, 270.175,
270.180, 270.185, 270.190, 270.195, 270.200, 270.205, 270.210,
270.215, 270.220, 270.225, 270.230 and 270.235.
Section 273--Standards for Universal Waste Management--273.1
through 273.4, 273.5 (except 273.5(b)(3)), 273.6, 273.8 through
273.20, 273.30 through 273.40, 273.50 through 273.56, 273.60,
273.61, 273.62, 273.70, 273.80, 273.81.
Section 279--Standards for the Management of Used Oil--279.1,
279.10, 279.11, 279.12, 279.20 through 279.24, 279.30, 279.31,
279.32, 279.40 through 279.47, 279.50 through 279.67, 279.70 through
279.75, 279.80, 279.81 and 279.82(a).
Copies of the Arkansas regulations that are incorporated by
reference are available from the Arkansas Department of
Environmental Quality Web site at https://www.adeq.state.ar.us or the
Public Outreach Office, ADEQ, Post Office Box 8913, Little Rock, AR
72219-8913, Phone (501) 682-0923.
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