Land Disposal Restrictions: Revision of the Treatment Standards for Carbamate Wastes, 34147-34157 [2011-14594]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 113 / Monday, June 13, 2011 / Rules and Regulations Energy Effects We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13211, Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use. We have determined that it is not a ‘‘significant energy action’’ under that order because it is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under Executive Order 12866 and is not likely to have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use of energy. The Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs has not designated it as a significant energy action. Therefore, it does not require a Statement of Energy Effects under Executive Order 13211. Technical Standards erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with RULES Environment We have analyzed this rule under Department of Homeland Security Management Directive 023–01 and Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, which guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)(42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and have concluded this action is one of a category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment. This rule is categorically excluded, under figure 2–1, paragraph (34)(g), of the Instruction. This rule involves the establishment of a safety zone and is therefore categorically excluded under paragraph 34(g) of the Instruction. A final environmental analysis check list and categorical exclusion determination are available in the docket where indicated under ADDRESSES. 14:06 Jun 10, 2011 PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS 1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5; Pub. L. 107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. 2. Add § 165.T09–0453 to read as follows: (iv) Vessel operators desiring to enter or operate within the safety zone shall contact the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, or his or her designated representative to obtain permission to do so. (v) Vessel operators given permission to enter or operate in the safety zone must comply with all directions given to them by the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, or his or her designated representative. Dated: June 3, 2011. L. Barndt, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan. [FR Doc. 2011–14625 Filed 6–9–11; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P ■ The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use voluntary consensus standards in their regulatory activities unless the agency provides Congress, through the Office of Management and Budget, with an explanation of why using these standards would be inconsistent with applicable law or otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards are technical standards (e.g., specifications of materials, performance, design, or operation; test methods; sampling procedures; and related management systems practices) that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies. This rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we did not consider the use of voluntary consensus standards. VerDate Mar<15>2010 List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165 Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and record keeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways. For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 CFR part 165 as follows: 34147 Jkt 223001 § 165.T09–0453 Safety Zone, Barrier Testing Operations, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Romeoville, IL. (a) Location. The safety zone will encompass all U.S. navigable waters of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal from Mile Marker 296.1 to Mile Marker 296.7 [DATUM: NAD 83]. (b) Effective and enforcement periods. This rule is effective on June 10, 2011 and will remain in effect until 5 p.m. on June 21, 2011. This rule will be enforced daily from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on June 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, and 21. (3) Regulations. (i) In accordance with the general regulations in section 165.23 of this part, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within this safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, or his or her designated representative. (ii) This safety zone is closed to all vessel traffic, except as may be permitted by the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, or his or her designated representative. (iii) The ‘‘designated representative’’ of the Captain of the Port is any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant or petty officer who has been designated by the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, to act on his or her behalf. The designated representative of the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, will be aboard a Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, or other designated vessel or will be on shore and will communicate with vessels via VHF channel 16 radio, loudhailer, or by phone. The Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, or his or her designated representative may be contacted via VHF channel 16 radio or the Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan Command Center at 414–747–7182. PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Parts 268 and 271 [EPA–HQ–RCRA–2008–0332; FRL–9318–4] RIN 2050–AG65 Land Disposal Restrictions: Revision of the Treatment Standards for Carbamate Wastes Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Direct Final Rule. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is issuing a Direct Final Rule to revise the Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) treatment standards for hazardous wastes from the production of carbamates and carbamate commercial chemical products, offspecification or manufacturing chemical intermediates and container residues that become hazardous wastes when they are discarded or intended to be discarded. Currently, under the LDR program, most carbamate wastes must meet numeric concentration limits before they can be land disposed. However, the lack of readily available analytical standards makes it difficult to measure whether the numeric LDR concentration limits have been met. Therefore, we are providing as an alternative standard the use of the best demonstrated available technologies (BDAT) for treating these wastes. In addition, this action removes carbamate Regulated Constituents from the table of Universal Treatment Standards. DATES: This Direct Final rule will be effective August 12, 2011 without further notice, unless EPA receives adverse written comment by July 13, 2011. If adverse comments are received, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal in SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\13JNR1.SGM 13JNR1 erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with RULES 34148 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 113 / Monday, June 13, 2011 / Rules and Regulations the Federal Register informing the public that the specific amendments in this Direct Final Rule for which the Agency received adverse comments will not take effect. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– RCRA–2008–0332, by one of the following methods: • https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: rcra-docket@epa.gov and jackson.mary@epa.gov. Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–RCRA–2008– 0332. • Fax: 202–566–9744. Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–RCRA–2008– 0332. • Mail: RCRA Docket (28221T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–RCRA–2008– 0332. Please include a total of 2 copies. • Hand Delivery: Please deliver 2 copies to the EPA Docket Center (EPA/ DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–RCRA–2008– 0332. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at https:// www.regulations.gov, including any 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 https://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means 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 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, 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 EPA cannot read your comment due to VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:06 Jun 10, 2011 Jkt 223001 technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, 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 EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https:// www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the https:// www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in https:// www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the HQ–Docket Center, Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–RCRA–2008–0332, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the RCRA Docket is (202) 566–0270. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying docket materials. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Jackson, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, (MC: 5304P), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. She can also be reached by telephone on 703– 308–8453 or by e-mail at jackson.mary@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Why is EPA using a Direct Final Rule? EPA is publishing this rule as a Direct Final Rule because we view this action as noncontroversial and we anticipate no adverse comments. In addition, we also are choosing to issue a Direct Final Rule because waste management facilities treating carbamate wastes can potentially face curtailment of operations. That is, if they cannot demonstrate waste and treatment residual concentrations meet numerical LDR treatment standards through analytical testing, these facilities can potentially be left with no other choice than to stop treating carbamate wastes. This can be a particular problem when waste management facilities treat hazardous wastes that exhibit the characteristic of ignitability, reactivity, corrosivity, or toxicity. Without an analytical standard, they cannot reliably PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 determine which carbamate regulated constituents are present in the characteristic waste. In addition, without a way to demonstrate waste and treatment residual carbamate concentrations through analytical testing, they cannot certify that all carbamate regulated constituents reasonably expected to be present at the point of generation of such characteristic waste, have been treated to meet all applicable treatment standards (typically numeric concentration limits appearing in the Universal Treatment Standards table found in 268.48). Based on information we have collected and on previous LDR rulemakings pertaining to carbamate wastes, which raised identical issues and did not generate adverse comment, we do not believe that there will be adverse comments on this action. However, in the ‘‘Proposed Rules’’ section of today’s Federal Register, we are publishing a separate document that will serve as a proposed rule should we receive adverse comments on this action. We will not institute a second proposal or allow for another comment period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting must do so at this time. For further information about commenting on this rule, see the ADDRESSES section of this document. If we receive adverse comment, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that those specific amendments in this Direct Final Rule for which the Agency received adverse comment will not take effect, and the reason for such withdrawal. We would address all public comments in any subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule being concurrently published today. If we do not receive adverse comment, the rule will take effect on August 12, 2011. Section 3010 (b) of RCRA states that rules implementing subtitle C of RCRA normally take effect six months after promulgation, but that EPA may provide for a shorter effective date for rules with which the regulated community does not need six months to come into compliance. This is such a rule, as the regulated community is able immediately to treat carbamate wastes using the designated methods of treatment. B. Does this action apply to me? This action applies to generators and treatment, storage and disposal facilities (TSDFs) managing EPA hazardous waste codes: E:\FR\FM\13JNR1.SGM 13JNR1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 113 / Monday, June 13, 2011 / Rules and Regulations K156 ................................................ K157 ................................................ K158 ................................................ K159 ................................................ K161 ................................................ P127 P128 P185 P188 P189 P190 P191 P192 P194 P196 P197 P198 P199 P201 P202 P203 P204 P205 U271 U278 U279 U280 U364 U367 U372 U373 U387 U389 U394 U395 U404 U409 U410 U411 ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ Organic waste (including heavy ends, still bottoms, light ends, spent solvents, filtrates, and decantates) from the production of carbamates and carbamoyl oximes. Wastewaters (including scrubber waters, condenser waters, washwaters, and separation waters) from the production of carbamates and carbamoyl oximes. Bag house dusts and filter/separation solids from the production of carbamates and carbamoyl oximes. Organics from the treatment of thiocarbamate wastes. Purification solids (including filtration, evaporation, and centrifugation solids), baghouse dust and floor sweepings from the production of dithiocarbamate acids and their salts. Carbofuran Mexacarbate Tirpate Physostigmine salicylate Carbosulfan Metolcarb Dimetilan Isolan Oxamyl Manganese dimethyldithiocarbamate Formparanate Formetanate hydrochloride Methiocarb Promecarb m-Cumenyl methylcarbamate Aldicarb sulfone Physostigmine Ziram Benomyl Bendiocarb Carbaryl Barban Bendiocarb phenol Carbofuran phenol Carbendazim Propham Prosulfocarb Triallate A221310 Diethylene glycol, dicarbamate Triethylamine Thiophanate-methyl Thiodicarb Propoxur It also applies to generators and TSDFs of ignitable, corrosive, reactive and toxic hazardous wastes that are reasonably expected to contain one or more of the carbamate constituents listed above as underlying hazardous constituents at the point of the waste’s generation. erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with RULES C. Table of Contents I. Summary of This Action. II. Background. III. What are the Alternative Treatment Standards? IV. Why are we removing these wastes from the Universal Treatment Standards? V. State Authority A. How are states authorized under RCRA? B. How does this rule affect state authorization? VI. Statutory and Executive Orders. A. Regulatory Flexibility Act. B. Congressional Review Act. I. Summary of This Action We are taking direct final action to provide alternative LDR treatment standards for hazardous wastes from the production of carbamates and carbamate VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:06 Jun 10, 2011 34149 Jkt 223001 commercial chemical products, offspecification or manufacturing chemical intermediates and container residues that become hazardous waste when they are discarded or intended to be discarded. The current LDR treatment standards for these wastes are set as numeric concentration limits that must be achieved before the waste is land disposed (see 40 CFR 268.40). Today’s Direct Final Rule amends the existing treatment standards by allowing carbamate wastewaters to be treated using combustion, chemical oxidation, biodegradation or carbon adsorption (CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN; see descriptions in the table found at 40 CFR 268.42); and allowing carbamate nonwastewaters to be treated by combustion ((CMBST); see description in the table at 40 CFR 268.42) as legally permissible alternatives to the numeric concentration limits. In addition, today’s Direct Final Rule removes carbamates from the Table of Universal Treatment Standards (UTS) (40 CFR 268.48), thus eliminating the obligation PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 to treat carbamate regulated constituents to meet numeric concentration limits in order to comply with rules requiring the treatment of underlying hazardous constituents ((UHCs), see 268.40(a)(2)(i)) that are reasonably expected to be present in a waste which exhibits a hazardous waste characteristic at the point of the waste’s generation. II. Background Under sections 3004(d) through (g) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the land disposal of hazardous wastes is prohibited unless the wastes meet the treatment standards, as generated, or are treated to meet the treatment standards established by EPA, or otherwise meet those standards. Section 3004(m) of RCRA requires EPA to set numeric concentration limits or methods of treatment that substantially diminish the hazardous waste’s toxicity or substantially reduce the likelihood of hazardous constituents migrating from the waste such that short-term and longterm threats to human health and the environment posed by the waste’s land E:\FR\FM\13JNR1.SGM 13JNR1 erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with RULES 34150 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 113 / Monday, June 13, 2011 / Rules and Regulations disposal are minimized. EPA interprets this language to authorize treatment standards based on the performance of the best demonstrated available technology(ies) (BDAT) for treating hazardous wastes. This interpretation was upheld by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals in Hazardous Waste Treatment Council v. EPA, 886 F.2d 355 (DC Cir. 1989). EPA promulgated the LDR ‘‘Phase III’’ final rule on April 8, 1996 that established treatment standards for 64 listed hazardous wastes associated with the production of a number of carbamates (61 FR 15583). These treatment standards were based on data for similar wastes for which EPA promulgated UTS in1994 (59 FR 47982) and on analytical detection limits compiled from sampling and analysis reports prepared to support the proposed listing of carbamate wastes as hazardous wastes on February 9, 1995. The treatment standards are expressed as numeric concentration limits that have to be met before land disposal can occur. All the carbamate waste constituents were added to the UTS table found at 40 CFR 268.48. EPA promulgated numeric treatment standards for these carbamate wastes in 1994 (59 FR 47982), and again in 1996 (61 FR 15583), because performance using BDAT for these wastes resulted in concentration levels that could be measured in the waste residue (and thus became the numeric treatment standard), or because after BDAT treatment, the carbamate constituent(s) could no longer be detected in the treatment residue (and thus the detection limit was set by EPA as the numeric treatment standard). After promulgation of the Phase III rule on April 8 1996, but shortly before the treatment standards took effect on July 8, 1996, several companies in the waste management industry contacted EPA, reporting that analytical standards were not readily available for some of the carbamate constituents. An analytical standard is a standard reference material that is used to calibrate analytical instruments in order to confirm detection and quantification of a particular constituent. The Agency was unaware of the lack of analytical standards because the treatment standards were primarily based on analytical detection limits. We confirmed that analytical standards were not readily available for these carbamate constituents and realized that the waste management industry was unintentionally left in an unacceptable compliance situation: they were required to certify compliance with numeric LDR treatment standards, but VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:06 Jun 10, 2011 Jkt 223001 commercial laboratories were not able to perform the necessary analyses for some of the newly regulated carbamate constituents. Thus, it was impossible to reliably document whether the LDR treatment standards were achieved for some carbamate wastes. The problem was complicated when the LDR rules that pertain to meeting the treatment standards for UHCs in hazardous wastes exhibiting the characteristic of ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, and/or toxicity were promulgated. Specifically, for characteristic wastes (or waste that at point of generation exhibited a characteristic, but that have been treated so that they no longer do so), all UHCs reasonably expected to be present in the waste at the point of generation must meet the numeric concentration limits in the 268.48 UTS table. Because of the lack of analytical standards for some of the carbamate constituents, it was impossible to identify in all cases the UHCs reasonably expected to be present in the characteristic waste at the point of generation. Likewise, treatment facilities and regulatory agencies were unable to monitor compliance with numeric LDR treatment standards for UHC carbamates. As a result, EPA promulgated an emergency rule in 1996 (61 FR 43924, August 26, 1996) to establish temporary alternative treatment standards for several carbamate waste constituents for a one-year period, which we believed would provide sufficient time for analytical standards to be developed. The temporary alternative standards promulgated on August 26, 1996, provided the waste industry with the option of meeting the original numerical concentration limits or treating the waste by required methods of BDAT treatment: combustion for nonwastewaters, and combustion, chemical oxidation, biodegradation or carbon adsorption for wastewaters. The numeric treatment standard concentration limits were based upon the performance of these BDAT technologies, so we asserted that they would be adequate to meet the LDR treatment requirements, while avoiding the analytical problems associated with some of the carbamate constituents. However, analytical standards were not developed as we expected during the year. Thus, in August, 1997, EPA promulgated a second emergency Direct Final Rule that extended the alternative treatment standards for one additional year (62 FR 45568, August 28, 1997). At the end of that year, the analytic problems remained unsolved so in September, 1998, we promulgated a final rule that established PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 technology(ies) as alternative LDR treatment standards for seven carbamate wastes for which there were no analytical standards. (The rule also removed the treatment standard for one carbamate constituent (ophhenylenediamine, because it was not able to be analyzed reliably by available analytical methods), reinstated the LDR treatment standards expressed as numerical concentration limits for 32 carbamate constituents, and provided six months for the regulated community to arrange for analysis of the 32 waste constituents that were reinstated in that rule (63 FR 47410)). In late 2007, we also became aware of the lack of an analytical standard for yet another carbamate isomer, m-cumenyl methylcarbamate (see e-mail record from Nancy Paddock, Environmental Engineering Specialist, Veolia ES Technical Solutions to Jan Young, EPA, in RCRA Docket No. HQ–RCRA–2008– 0332). An analytical standard once existed for this carbamate isomer, but it is now generally unavailable, and is too costly to specially produce. Moreover, the Agency speculates that this constituent may be phased out of production and it is neither economical nor technically feasible to continue to make an analytical standard for a constituent that soon may no longer be produced. Given our history of promulgating alternative treatment methods for specific carbamate wastes over the years and their projected phasing out, we are convinced that the lack of analytical standards with which to calibrate analytical instruments will continue to be an endemic problem. Therefore, the Agency believes it appropriate to promulgate additional rules and provide certainty to the regulated community, and thus, are extending the alternative BDAT treatment methods to all carbamate hazardous wastes and waste constituents in today’s rule. These alternative standards will apply to soil contaminated with these wastes as well. If there is no analytical standard available, then the Agency would consider that constituent ‘‘nonanalyzable’’ and the provisions of 268.49(c)(3) would apply to the soil. It should be noted that some of the Klisted carbamate wastes have numeric treatment standards for constituents which are not carbamates. For example, there is a numeric standard for benzene in K156 (see 268.40). Those treatment standards are unaffected by today’s action. Nor is EPA reconsidering or otherwise reopening those standards for public comment. E:\FR\FM\13JNR1.SGM 13JNR1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 113 / Monday, June 13, 2011 / Rules and Regulations III. What are the alternative treatment standards? This Direct Final Rule establishes alternative BDAT treatment standards for carbamate wastes. Because the alternative treatment standards are expressed as specified technologies, they eliminate the need for analytical testing to measure compliance with the existing numeric concentration limits for the carbamate waste constituents (i.e. carbamates). However, we are retaining the numeric concentration limits for carbamates in the 268.40 Treatment Standard Table because allowing both specified treatment methods and numeric concentration limits provides maximum flexibility in the choice of treatment for these wastes. Thus, any treatment technology that is not considered impermissible dilution may be used to treat carbamate wastes to achieve the numeric treatment standards. We do not believe that there are many treatment technologies other than the ones we are promulgating as alternative treatment standards that are available for treatment of these wastes, but we are retaining the option of meeting the numeric standards should new treatment technologies be developed and/or analytical standards become available. The alternative treatment standards promulgated today are: combustion ((CMBST), see description in the table 40 CFR 268.42) for nonwastewaters; and, combustion, chemical oxidation, biodegradation or carbon adsorption ((CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN), see description in the table found at 40 CFR 268.42) for wastewaters. Because the numerical concentration limits were based upon these BDATs for treatment of carbamate wastes, we believe that they fully satisfy the core requirement of the LDR program that hazardous wastes be effectively treated to minimize short and long-term threats to human health and the environment before they are land disposed. This is the same justification for EPA’s prior actions establishing these methods of treatment as alternative treatment standards for certain of the carbamate wastes, and has not been challenged or otherwise disputed. erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with RULES IV. Why are we removing carbamates from the Universal Treatment standards? Underlying hazardous constituents are defined in 268.40(a)(2)(i) as any constituent listed in Section 268.48, Table UTS—Universal Treatment Standards, except fluoride, selenium, sulfides, vanadium, and zinc, which can reasonably be expected to be present at VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:06 Jun 10, 2011 Jkt 223001 the point of generation of the hazardous waste at a concentration above the constituent-specific UTS treatment standards. Hazardous waste constituents that are UHCs must be treated to meet the concentration limits specified in the UTS table. For hazardous wastes that are ignitable, corrosive, reactive, and/or toxic (i.e., wastes that exhibit a characteristic of hazardous waste) or wastes that at point of generation exhibit a characteristic, but that have been treated so that they no longer exhibit the characteristic, all UHCs reasonably expected to be present in the waste at the point of generation must be treated to meet the numeric concentration limits in the UTS table. Because of the current lack of analytical standards, it is not possible to definitely determine whether carbamate constituents are reasonably expected to be present in a characteristic waste at the point of generation. Likewise, treatment facilities and regulatory agencies are unable to monitor compliance with the UTS for these constituents. To prevent situations where the generator may not realize that his characteristic waste contains carbamates as UHCs or where the treatment facility cannot certify compliance with the UTS for carbamate wastes, it is necessary to remove the carbamate constituents from the UTS table. However, because BDATs for organic wastes are generally the same as those promulgated in today’s rule as alternative treatment standards for carbamate hazardous wastes, we believe that treatment of other organic wastes, if they are present in the characteristic waste, will adequately treat the carbamate constituents in the wastes. We are also making a conforming change to the UTS table by removing footnote 6 for several hazardous waste constituents. Footnote 6 refers to the status of certain wastes during the period of August 26, 1996 to March 4, 1998, which obviously no longer applies. V. State Authority A. How are states authorized under RCRA? Under section 3006 of RCRA, EPA may authorize qualified states to administer their own hazardous waste programs in lieu of the Federal program within the state. Following authorization, EPA retains enforcement authority under sections 3008, 3013, and 7003 of RCRA, although authorized states have primary enforcement responsibility. The standards and requirements for state authorization are found at 40 CFR part 271. PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 34151 Prior to enactment of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSWA), a State with final RCRA authorization administered its hazardous waste program entirely in lieu of EPA administering the Federal program in that state. The Federal requirements no longer applied in the authorized state, and EPA could not issue permits for any facilities in that state, since only the state was authorized to issue RCRA permits. When new, more stringent Federal requirements were promulgated, the state was obligated to enact equivalent authorities within specified time frames. However, the new Federal requirements did not take effect in an authorized state until the state adopted the Federal requirements as state law. In contrast, under RCRA section 3006(g) (42 U.S.C. 6926(g)), which was added by HSWA, new requirements and prohibitions imposed under HSWA authority take effect in authorized states at the same time that they take effect in unauthorized states. EPA is directed by the statute to implement these requirements and prohibitions in authorized states, including the issuance of permits, until the state is granted authorization to do so. While states must still adopt HSWA-related provisions as state law to retain final authorization, EPA implements the HSWA provisions in authorized states until the states do so. Authorized states are required to modify their programs only when EPA enacts Federal requirements that are more stringent or broader in scope than existing Federal requirements. RCRA section 3009 allows the states to impose standards more stringent than those in the Federal program (see also 40 CFR 271.1). Therefore, authorized states may, but are not required to, adopt Federal regulations, both HSWA and nonHSWA, that are considered less stringent than previous Federal regulations. B. How does this rule affect state authorization? Today’s rule is promulgated pursuant to HSWA authority and is neither more nor less stringent. Because RCRA section 3009 allows states to be more stringent, they do not have to adopt this provision. Today’s addition of alternate treatment standards for carbamate wastes is promulgated pursuant to RCRA section 3004(m), a HSWA provision. Therefore, we are adding this rule to Table 1 in 40 CFR 271.1(j), which identifies the Federal program requirements that are promulgated pursuant to HSWA and take effect in all States, regardless of their authorization E:\FR\FM\13JNR1.SGM 13JNR1 34152 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 113 / Monday, June 13, 2011 / Rules and Regulations erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with RULES status. The land disposal restrictions for carbamate wastes are promulgated pursuant to RCRA section 3004(g) and (m), also HSWA provisions. Table 2 in 40 CFR 271.1(j) is modified to indicate that these requirements are selfimplementing. States may apply for final authorization for the HSWA provisions in 40 CFR 271.1(j), as discussed below. Until the States receive authorization for these HSWA provisions, EPA would implement them. The procedures and schedule for final authorization of State program modifications are described in 40 CFR 271.21. Section 271.21(e)(2) of EPA’s State authorization regulations (40 CFR part 271) requires that States with final authorization to modify their programs to reflect Federal program changes and submit the modifications to EPA for approval. The deadline by which the States would need to modify their programs to adopt this regulation is determined by the date of promulgation of a final rule in accordance with section 271.21(e)(2). Once EPA approves the modification, the State requirements would become RCRA Subtitle C requirements. States with authorized RCRA programs already may have regulations similar to those in this final rule. These State regulations have not been assessed against the Federal regulations finalized today. Thus, a State would not be authorized to implement these regulations as RCRA requirements until State program modifications are submitted to EPA and approved, pursuant to 40 CFR 271.21. Of course, States with existing regulations that are similar to those promulgated today may continue to administer and enforce their regulations as a matter of State law. In implementing the HSWA requirements, EPA will work with the States under agreements to avoid duplication of effort. VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews As explained above, this action augments existing LDRs by establishing alternative treatment standards expressed as technologies that may be used to treat the carbamate hazardous waste under the LDR program. For that reason, this action: • Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under the terms of Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and is therefore not subject to review under Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011); • Does not impose an information collection burden under the provisions VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:06 Jun 10, 2011 Jkt 223001 of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); • 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); • Does not have Federalism implications as specified in Executive Order 13132: Federalism (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999); • Does not have Tribal implications as specified by Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because, as the rule does not make any substantive changes, it will not impose substantial direct costs on Tribal governments or preempt Tribal law; • Is not an economically significant regulatory action based on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children from Environmental Health and Safety Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); • Is not a significant regulatory action subject to Executive Order 13211: Actions that Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001); • Does not involve technical standards; thus the requirements of § 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272) do not apply; and • Does not have disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects on minority or low-income populations under Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994) because it does not affect the level of protection provided to human health or the environment. A. Regulatory Flexibility Act The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) generally requires an agency to prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule subject to notice and comment rulemaking requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act or any other statute unless the agency certifies that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. Small entities include small businesses, small organizations, and small governmental jurisdictions. For purposes of assessing the impacts of today’s rule on small entities, small entity is defined as (1) a small business that is primarily engaged in hazardous waste treatment and disposal as defined by NAICS code 562211 with annual receipts of less than 12.5 million dollars PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 (based on Small Business Administration size standards); (2) a small governmental jurisdiction that is a government of a city, county, town, school district or special district with a population of less than 50,000; and (3) a small organization that is any not-forprofit enterprise which is independently owned and operated and is not dominant in its field. This rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities because its merely establishes alternative treatment standards expressed as technologies that may be used to treat the carbamate hazardous waste under the LDR program. These carbamate hazardous wastes already are subject to numeric treatment standards under the LDR program, and thus, this rule will have no new impacts. Therefore, we hereby certify that this rule will not add any new regulatory requirements to small entities, and does not require a regulatory flexibility analysis. B. Congressional Review Act 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. EPA will submit a report containing this Direct Final Rule and other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior to publication of the rule 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). List of Subjects 40 CFR Part 268 Environmental protection, Hazardous waste, Land disposal restrictions. 40 CFR Part 271 Environmental protection, Hazardous waste. Dated: June 7, 2011. Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator. For the reasons set out in the preamble, title 40, chapter I of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows: E:\FR\FM\13JNR1.SGM 13JNR1 34153 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 113 / Monday, June 13, 2011 / Rules and Regulations 2. Section 268.40, the Table of Treatment Standards in paragraph (b) is amended by revising the entries for ‘‘K156’’, ‘‘K157’’, ‘‘K158’’, ‘‘K159’’, ‘‘K161’’, ‘‘P127’’, ‘‘P128’’, P185’’, ‘‘P188’’, ‘‘P189’’, ‘‘P190’’, ‘‘P191’’, ‘‘P192’’, ‘‘P194h’’, ‘‘P196’’, ‘‘P197’’, ‘‘P198’’, ‘‘P199’’, ‘‘P201’’, ‘‘P202’’, ■ PART 268—LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTIONS 1. The authority citation for part 268 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6905, 6912(a), 6921, and 6924. ‘‘P203’’, ‘‘P204’’, ‘‘P205’’, ‘‘U271’’, ‘‘U278’’, ‘‘U279’’, ‘‘U280’’, ‘‘U364’’, ‘‘U367’’, ‘‘U372’’, ‘‘U373’’, ‘‘U387’’, ‘‘U389’’, ‘‘U394’’. ‘‘U395’’, ‘‘U404’’, ‘‘U409’’, ‘‘U410’’, and ‘‘U411’’ to read as follows: TREATMENT STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS WASTES [Note: NA means not applicable] Regulated hazardous constituent Waste code Waste description and treatment/Regulatory subcategory 1 * CAS 2 number erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with RULES 75–09–2 78–93–3 91–20–3 108–95–2 110–86–1 108–88–3 121–44–8 Carbon tetrachloride 56–23–5 67–66–3 74–87–3 16752–77–5 Methylene chloride .. Methylethyl ketone .. Pyridine ................... Triethylamine ........... PO 00000 108–90–7 67–66–3 95–50–1 16752–77–5 Chloroform .............. Chloromethane ........ Methomyl 10 ............. Jkt 223001 55285–14–8 Methylene chloride .. Methyl ethyl ketone Naphthalene ............ Phenol ..................... Pyridine ................... Toluene ................... Triethylamine ........... 14:06 Jun 10, 2011 1563–66–2 Chlorobenzene ........ Chloroform .............. o-Dichlorobenzene .. Methomyl 10 ............. VerDate Mar<15>2010 10605–21–7 Carbosulfan 10 ......... Bag house dusts and filter/separation solids from the production of carbamates and carbamoyl oximes. 71–43–2 63–25–2 Carbofuran 10 .......... K158 98–86–2 62–53–3 17804–35–2 Carbenzadim 10 ....... Wastewaters (including scrubber waters, condenser waters, washwaters, and separation waters) from the production of carbamates and carbamoyl oximes. * 75–05–8 Benzene .................. Carbaryl 10 ............... K157 * Acetonitrile .............. Acetophenone ......... Aniline ..................... Benomyl 10 .............. K156 * * Organic waste (including heavy ends, still bottoms, light ends, spent solvents, filtrates, and decantates) from the production of carbamates and carbamoyl oximes. Common name 75–09–2 78–93–3 110–86–1 121–44–8 Benzene .................. 71–43–2 Frm 00011 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 Wastewaters concentration 3 in mg/L; or technology code 4 Nonwastewaters concentration 5 in mg/kg unless noted as ‘‘mg/L TCLP’’; or technology code 4 * * 5.6 1.8 0.010 0.81 0.056; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.14 0.006; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.056; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.006; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.028; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.057 0.046 0.088 0.028; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.089 0.28 0.059 0.039 0.014 0.080 0.081; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.057 9.7 14 1.4; or CMBST 0.046 0.19 0.028; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.089 0.28 0.014 0.081 or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.14 E:\FR\FM\13JNR1.SGM 13JNR1 10 0.14; or CMBST 1.4; or CMBST 0.14; or CMBST 1.4; or CMBST 6.0 6.0 6.0 0.14; or CMBST 30 36 5.6 6.2 16 10 1.5; or CMBST 6.0 6.0 30 0.14; or CMBST 30 36 16 1.5; or CMBST 10 34154 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 113 / Monday, June 13, 2011 / Rules and Regulations TREATMENT STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS WASTES—Continued [Note: NA means not applicable] Regulated hazardous constituent Waste code Waste description and treatment/Regulatory subcategory 1 Common name CAS 2 number Carbenzadim 10 ....... Carbofuran 10 .......... treatment of 55285–14–8 Chloroform .............. Methylene chloride .. Phenol ..................... Benzene .................. 67–66–3 75–09–2 108–95–2 71–43–2 Butylate 10 ............... Organics from the thiocarbamate wastes. 1563–66–2 Carbosulfan 10 ......... K159 10605–21–7 2008–41–5 EPTC (Eptam) 10 759–94–4 Molinate10 ............... Pebulate10 ............... Antimony ................. 7440–36–0 7440–38–2 75–15–0 NA Lead ........................ Nickel ...................... Selenium ................. 7439–92–1 7440–02–0 7782–49–2 P127 * * Carbofuran 10 ............................................ * Carbofuran .............. * 1563–66–2 P128 Mexacarbate10 .......................................... Mexacarbate ........... 315–18–4 P185 Tirpate 10 ................................................... Tirpate ..................... 26419–73–8 P188 Physostigmine salicylate 10 ....................... Physostigmine salicylate. 57–64–7 P189 erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with RULES * 1929–77–7 Arsenic .................... Carbon disulfide ...... Dithiocarbamates (total) 10. Purification solids (including filtration, evaporation, and centrifugation solids), baghouse dust and floor sweepings from the production of dithiocarbamate acids and their salts. 1114–71–2 Vernolate10 .............. K161 2212–67–1 Carbosulfan 10 ........................................... Carbosulfan ............. 55285–14–8 P190 Metolcarb 10 .............................................. Metolcarb ................ 1129–41–5 P191 Dimetilan 10 ............................................... Dimetilan ................. 644–64–4 VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:06 Jun 10, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 Wastewaters concentration 3 in mg/L; or technology code 4 0.056; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.006; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.028; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.046 0.089 0.039 0.14 0.042; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.042; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.042; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.042; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.042; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 1.9 Nonwastewaters concentration 5 in mg/kg unless noted as ‘‘mg/L TCLP’’; or technology code 4 1.4; or CMBST 0.14; or CMBST 1.4; or CMBST 6.0 30 6.2 10 1.4; or CMBST 1.4; or CMBST 1.4; or CMBST 1.4; or CMBST 1.4; or CMBST 1.15 mg/L TCLP 1.4 3.8 0.028; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.69 3.98 0.82 5.0 mg/L TCLP 4.8 mg/L TCLP 28; or CMBST * 0.006; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.056; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.056; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.056; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.028; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.056; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.056; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN * 0.14; or CMBST E:\FR\FM\13JNR1.SGM 13JNR1 0.75 mg/L TCLP 11.0 mg/L TCLP 5.7 mg/L TCLP 1.4; or CMBST 0.28; or CMBST 1.4; or CMBST 1.4; or CMBST 1.4; or CMBST 1.4; or CMBST Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 113 / Monday, June 13, 2011 / Rules and Regulations 34155 TREATMENT STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS WASTES—Continued [Note: NA means not applicable] Regulated hazardous constituent Waste code Waste description and treatment/Regulatory subcategory 1 Common name P192 Isolan 10 ..................................................... Isolan ....................... 119–38–0 P194 Oxamyl 10 .................................................. Oxamyl .................... 23135–22–0 P196 Manganese dimethyldithio-carbamate 10 .. Dithiocarbamates (total). P197 Formparanate 10 ........................................ Formparante ............ 17702–57–7 P198 Formetanate hydrochloride 10 ................... Formetanate hydrochloride. 23422–53–9 P199 Methiocarb 10 ............................................ Methiocarb .............. 2032–65–7 P201 Promecarb 10 ............................................. Promecarb ............... 2631–37–0 P202 m-Cumenyl methylcarbamate 10 ............... m-Cumenyl methylcarbamate. P203 Aldicarb sulfone 10 .................................... Aldicarb sulfone ...... 1646–88–4 P204 Physostigmine 10 ....................................... Physostigmine ......... 57–47–6 P205 Ziram 10 ..................................................... Dithiocarbamates (total). U271 * * Benomyl 10 ................................................ * Benomyl .................. * 17804–35–2 U278 Bendiocarb 10 ............................................ Bendiocarb .............. 22781–23–3 U279 Carbaryl 10 ................................................. Carbaryl ................... 63–25–2 U280 Barban 10 ................................................... Barban ..................... 101–27–9 U364 * * Bendiocarb phenol 10 ................................ * Bendiocarb phenol .. * 22961–82–6 U367 Carbofuran phenol 10 ................................ Carbofuran phenol .. 1563–38–8 U372 Carbendazim 10 ......................................... Carbendazim ........... 10605–21–7 U373 Propham 10 ................................................ Propham .................. 122–42–9 U387 Prosulfocarb 10 .......................................... Prosulfocarb ............ 52888–80–9 U389 Triallate 10 ................................................. Triallate ................... 2303–17–5 * erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with RULES * VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:06 Jun 10, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4700 CAS 2 number Sfmt 4700 NA 64–00–6 NA Wastewaters concentration 3 in mg/L; or technology code 4 0.056; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.056; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.028; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.056; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.056; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.056; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.056; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.056; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.056; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.056; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.028; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN * 0.056; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.056; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.006; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.056; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN * 0.056; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.056; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.056; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.056; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.042; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.042; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN E:\FR\FM\13JNR1.SGM 13JNR1 Nonwastewaters concentration 5 in mg/kg unless noted as ‘‘mg/L TCLP’’; or technology code 4 1.4; or CMBST 0.28; or CMBST 28; or CMBST 1.4; or CMBST 1.4; or CMBST 1.4; or CMBST 1.4; or CMBST 1.4; or CMBST 0.28; or CMBST 1.4; or CMBST 28; or CMBST * 1.4; or CMBST 1.4; or CMBST 0.14; or CMBST 1.4; or CMBST * 1.4; or CMBST 1.4; or CMBST 1.4; or CMBST 1.4; or CMBST 1.4; or CMBST 1.4; or CMBST 34156 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 113 / Monday, June 13, 2011 / Rules and Regulations TREATMENT STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS WASTES—Continued [Note: NA means not applicable] Regulated hazardous constituent Waste code Waste description and treatment/Regulatory subcategory 1 Common name U394 A2213 10 .................................................... A2213 ...................... U395 Diethylene glycol, dicarbamate 10 ............. Diethylene glycol, dicarbamate. U404 Triethylamine 10 ......................................... Triethylamine ........... U409 Thiophanate-methyl 10 .............................. Thiophanate-methyl 23564–05–8 U410 Thiodicarb 10 ............................................. Thiodicarb ............... 59669–26–0 U411 Propoxur 10 ................................................ Propoxur .................. 114–26–1 CAS 2 number 30558–43–1 5952–26–1 121–44–8 Wastewaters concentration 3 in mg/L; or technology code 4 0.042; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.056; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.081; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.056; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.019; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN 0.056; or CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN Nonwastewaters concentration 5 in mg/kg unless noted as ‘‘mg/L TCLP’’; or technology code 4 1.4; or CMBST 1.4; or CMBST 1.5; or CMBST 1.4; or CMBST 1.4; or CMBST 1.4; or CMBST FOOTNOTES TO TREATMENT STANDARD TABLE 268.40 1 The waste descriptions provided in this table do not replace waste descriptions in 40 CFR 261. Descriptions of Treatment/Regulatory Subcategories are provided, as needed, to distinguish between applicability of different standards. 2 CAS means Chemical Abstract Services. When the waste code and/or regulated constituents are described as a combination of a chemical with its salts and/or esters, the CAS number is given for the parent compound only. 3 Concentration standards for wastewaters are expressed in mg/L and are based on analysis of composite samples. 4 All treatment standards expressed as a Technology Code or combination of Technology Codes are explained in detail in 40 CFR 268.42 Table 1—Technology Codes and Descriptions of Technology-Based Standards. 5 Except for Metals (EP or TCLP) and Cyanides (Total and Amenable) the nonwastewater treatment standards expressed as a concentration were established, in part, based upon incineration in units operated in accordance with the technical requirements of 40 CFR Part 264 Subpart O or Part 265 Subpart O, or based upon combustion in fuel substitution units operating in accordance with applicable technical requirements. A facility may comply with these treatment standards according to provisions in 40 CFR 268.40(d). All concentration standards for nonwastewaters are based on analysis of grab samples. * * * * * * * 10 The treatment standard for this waste may be satisfied by either meeting the constituent concentrations in this table or by treating the waste by the specified technologies: combustion, as defined by the technology code CMBST at § 268.42 Table 1 of this Part for nonwastewaters; and biodegradation as defined by the technology code BIODG, carbon adsorption as defined by the technology code CARBN, chemical oxidation as defined by the technology code CHOXD, or combustion as defined as technology code CMBST at § 268.42 Table 1 of this Part, for wastewaters. * * * * * * * 3. Section 268.48, the Table of UTS— Universal Treatment Standards is amended by ■ a. Removing the entries for Aldicarb sulfone, Barban, Bendiocarb, Benomyl, Butylate, Carbaryl, Carbenzadim, Carbofuran, Carbofuran phenol, Carbosulfan, m-Cumenyl methylcarbamate, Dithiocarbamates (total), EPTC (Eptam), Formetanate hydrochloride, Methiocarb, Methomyl, Metolcarb, Mexacarbate, Molinate, Oxamyl, Pebulate, Physostigmine, Physostigmine salicylate, Promecarb, erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with RULES ■ VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:06 Jun 10, 2011 Jkt 223001 Propham, Propoxur, Prosulfocarb, Thiodicarb, Thiophanate-methyl, Triallate, Triethylamin, and Vemolate; and ■ b. Removing and reserving footnote 6. PART 271—REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTHORIZATION OF STATE HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAMS 4. The authority citation for part 271 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9602; 33 U.S.C. 1321 and 1361. PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 Subpart A—Requirements for Final Authorization 5. Section 271.1(j) is amended by adding the following entry to Table 1 in chronological order by promulgation date in the Federal Register, and by adding the following entry to Table 2 in chronological order by effective date in the Federal Register, to read as follows: ■ § 271.1 * Purpose and scope. * * (j) * * * E:\FR\FM\13JNR1.SGM 13JNR1 * * 34157 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 113 / Monday, June 13, 2011 / Rules and Regulations TABLE 1—REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE AMENDMENTS OF 1984 Promulgation date Title of regulation Federal Register reference * * * * * * June 13, 2011 ......................... Land Disposal Restrictions: Revision of the Treatment 76 FR [Insert page number] .. Standards for Carbamate Hazardous Wastes. * * * * * * * * * * Effective date * 8/12/11. * * TABLE 2—SELF-IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS OF THE HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE AMENDMENTS OF 1984 Effective date Self-implementing provision RCRA citation * * * * * * August 12, 2011 ..................... Land Disposal Restrictions: Revision of the Treatment 3004(m) ................................. Standards for Carbamate Hazardous Wastes. * * * * * * * * [FR Doc. 2011–14594 Filed 6–10–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 217 [Docket No. 0808041026–1295–02] RIN 0648–AX09 Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Operation and Maintenance of the Neptune Liquefied Natural Gas Facility off Massachusetts National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: NMFS, upon application from Neptune LNG LLC (Neptune), is issuing regulations pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to port commissioning and operations, including maintenance and repair activities, at the Neptune Deepwater Port (the Port) in Massachusetts Bay for the period of July 2011 through July 2016. These regulations, which allow for the issuance of Letters of Authorization (LOAs) for the incidental take of marine mammals during the described activities erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:45 Jun 10, 2011 Jkt 223001 * * and specified timeframes, prescribe the permissible methods of taking and other means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on marine mammal species or stocks and their habitat, as well as requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of such taking. DATES: Effective from July 11, 2011, through August 10, 2016. ADDRESSES: A copy of Neptune’s application may be obtained by writing to Michael Payne, Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, calling the contact listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, or visiting the Internet at: https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/ incidental.htm. Documents cited in this final rule may also be viewed, by appointment, during regular business hours at the above address. The Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) on the Neptune Deepwater Port License Application authored by the Maritime Administration (MARAD) and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is available for viewing at https://www.regulations.gov by entering the search words ‘‘Neptune LNG.’’ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Candace Nachman, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, (301) 713–2289, ext 156. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct the Secretary of Commerce to allow, PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 * Federal Register reference * 76 FR [Insert Page Numbers] * upon request, the incidental, but not intentional, taking of small numbers of marine mammals by U.S. citizens who engage in a specified activity (other than commercial fishing) within a specified geographical region if certain findings are made and either regulations are issued or, if the taking is limited to harassment, a notice of a proposed authorization is provided to the public for review. Authorization for incidental takings shall be granted if NMFS finds that the taking will have a negligible impact on the species or stock(s), will not have an unmitigable adverse impact on the availability of the species or stock(s) for subsistence uses (where relevant), and if the permissible methods of taking and requirements pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring and reporting of such takings are set forth. NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as ‘‘* * * an impact resulting from the specified activity that cannot be reasonably expected to, and is not reasonably likely to, adversely affect the species or stock through effects on annual rates of recruitment or survival.’’ Except with respect to certain activities not pertinent here, the MMPA defines ‘‘harassment’’ as: any act of pursuit, torment, or annoyance which (i) has the potential to injure a marine mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild [‘‘Level A harassment’’]; or (ii) has the potential to disturb a marine mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild by causing disruption of behavioral patterns, including, but not limited to, migration, breathing, nursing, breeding, feeding, or sheltering [‘‘Level B harassment’’]. E:\FR\FM\13JNR1.SGM 13JNR1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 113 (Monday, June 13, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34147-34157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14594]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 268 and 271

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0332; FRL-9318-4]
RIN 2050-AG65

Land Disposal Restrictions: Revision of the Treatment Standards
for Carbamate Wastes

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Direct Final Rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is
issuing a Direct Final Rule to revise the Land Disposal Restrictions
(LDR) treatment standards for hazardous wastes from the production of
carbamates and carbamate commercial chemical products, off-
specification or manufacturing chemical intermediates and container
residues that become hazardous wastes when they are discarded or
intended to be discarded. Currently, under the LDR program, most
carbamate wastes must meet numeric concentration limits before they can
be land disposed. However, the lack of readily available analytical
standards makes it difficult to measure whether the numeric LDR
concentration limits have been met. Therefore, we are providing as an
alternative standard the use of the best demonstrated available
technologies (BDAT) for treating these wastes. In addition, this action
removes carbamate Regulated Constituents from the table of Universal
Treatment Standards.

DATES: This Direct Final rule will be effective August 12, 2011 without
further notice, unless EPA receives adverse written comment by July 13,
2011. If adverse comments are received, EPA will publish a timely
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the Federal Register informing the public that the specific amendments
in this Direct Final Rule for which the Agency received adverse
comments will not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2008-0332, by one of the following methods:
https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: rcra-docket@epa.gov and jackson.mary@epa.gov.
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0332.
Fax: 202-566-9744. Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2008-0332.
Mail: RCRA Docket (28221T), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. Attention
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0332. Please include a total of 2
copies.
Hand Delivery: Please deliver 2 copies to the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's
normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.

Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2008-0332. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
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your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
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automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Jackson, Office of Resource
Conservation and Recovery, (MC: 5304P), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. She can also be reached by telephone on 703-308-
8453 or by e-mail at jackson.mary@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Why is EPA using a Direct Final Rule?

EPA is publishing this rule as a Direct Final Rule because we view
this action as noncontroversial and we anticipate no adverse comments.
In addition, we also are choosing to issue a Direct Final Rule because
waste management facilities treating carbamate wastes can potentially
face curtailment of operations. That is, if they cannot demonstrate
waste and treatment residual concentrations meet numerical LDR
treatment standards through analytical testing, these facilities can
potentially be left with no other choice than to stop treating
carbamate wastes. This can be a particular problem when waste
management facilities treat hazardous wastes that exhibit the
characteristic of ignitability, reactivity, corrosivity, or toxicity.
Without an analytical standard, they cannot reliably determine which
carbamate regulated constituents are present in the characteristic
waste. In addition, without a way to demonstrate waste and treatment
residual carbamate concentrations through analytical testing, they
cannot certify that all carbamate regulated constituents reasonably
expected to be present at the point of generation of such
characteristic waste, have been treated to meet all applicable
treatment standards (typically numeric concentration limits appearing
in the Universal Treatment Standards table found in 268.48).
Based on information we have collected and on previous LDR
rulemakings pertaining to carbamate wastes, which raised identical
issues and did not generate adverse comment, we do not believe that
there will be adverse comments on this action. However, in the
``Proposed Rules'' section of today's Federal Register, we are
publishing a separate document that will serve as a proposed rule
should we receive adverse comments on this action. We will not
institute a second proposal or allow for another comment period on this
action. Any parties interested in commenting must do so at this time.
For further information about commenting on this rule, see the
ADDRESSES section of this document.
If we receive adverse comment, we will publish a timely withdrawal
in the Federal Register informing the public that those specific
amendments in this Direct Final Rule for which the Agency received
adverse comment will not take effect, and the reason for such
withdrawal. We would address all public comments in any subsequent
final rule based on the proposed rule being concurrently published
today.
If we do not receive adverse comment, the rule will take effect on
August 12, 2011. Section 3010 (b) of RCRA states that rules
implementing subtitle C of RCRA normally take effect six months after
promulgation, but that EPA may provide for a shorter effective date for
rules with which the regulated community does not need six months to
come into compliance. This is such a rule, as the regulated community
is able immediately to treat carbamate wastes using the designated
methods of treatment.

B. Does this action apply to me?

This action applies to generators and treatment, storage and
disposal facilities (TSDFs) managing EPA hazardous waste codes:

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K156.............................. Organic waste (including heavy ends,
still bottoms, light ends, spent
solvents, filtrates, and
decantates) from the production of
carbamates and carbamoyl oximes.
K157.............................. Wastewaters (including scrubber
waters, condenser waters,
washwaters, and separation waters)
from the production of carbamates
and carbamoyl oximes.
K158.............................. Bag house dusts and filter/
separation solids from the
production of carbamates and
carbamoyl oximes.
K159.............................. Organics from the treatment of
thiocarbamate wastes.
K161.............................. Purification solids (including
filtration, evaporation, and
centrifugation solids), baghouse
dust and floor sweepings from the
production of dithiocarbamate acids
and their salts.
P127.............................. Carbofuran
P128.............................. Mexacarbate
P185.............................. Tirpate
P188.............................. Physostigmine salicylate
P189.............................. Carbosulfan
P190.............................. Metolcarb
P191.............................. Dimetilan
P192.............................. Isolan
P194.............................. Oxamyl
P196.............................. Manganese dimethyldithiocarbamate
P197.............................. Formparanate
P198.............................. Formetanate hydrochloride
P199.............................. Methiocarb
P201.............................. Promecarb
P202.............................. m-Cumenyl methylcarbamate
P203.............................. Aldicarb sulfone
P204.............................. Physostigmine
P205.............................. Ziram
U271.............................. Benomyl
U278.............................. Bendiocarb
U279.............................. Carbaryl
U280.............................. Barban
U364.............................. Bendiocarb phenol
U367.............................. Carbofuran phenol
U372.............................. Carbendazim
U373.............................. Propham
U387.............................. Prosulfocarb
U389.............................. Triallate
U394.............................. A221310
U395.............................. Diethylene glycol, dicarbamate
U404.............................. Triethylamine
U409.............................. Thiophanate-methyl
U410.............................. Thiodicarb
U411.............................. Propoxur
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It also applies to generators and TSDFs of ignitable, corrosive,
reactive and toxic hazardous wastes that are reasonably expected to
contain one or more of the carbamate constituents listed above as
underlying hazardous constituents at the point of the waste's
generation.

C. Table of Contents

I. Summary of This Action.
II. Background.
III. What are the Alternative Treatment Standards?
IV. Why are we removing these wastes from the Universal Treatment
Standards?
V. State Authority
A. How are states authorized under RCRA?
B. How does this rule affect state authorization?
VI. Statutory and Executive Orders.
A. Regulatory Flexibility Act.
B. Congressional Review Act.

I. Summary of This Action

We are taking direct final action to provide alternative LDR
treatment standards for hazardous wastes from the production of
carbamates and carbamate commercial chemical products, off-
specification or manufacturing chemical intermediates and container
residues that become hazardous waste when they are discarded or
intended to be discarded. The current LDR treatment standards for these
wastes are set as numeric concentration limits that must be achieved
before the waste is land disposed (see 40 CFR 268.40). Today's Direct
Final Rule amends the existing treatment standards by allowing
carbamate wastewaters to be treated using combustion, chemical
oxidation, biodegradation or carbon adsorption (CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN; see descriptions in the table found at 40 CFR 268.42); and
allowing carbamate nonwastewaters to be treated by combustion ((CMBST);
see description in the table at 40 CFR 268.42) as legally permissible
alternatives to the numeric concentration limits. In addition, today's
Direct Final Rule removes carbamates from the Table of Universal
Treatment Standards (UTS) (40 CFR 268.48), thus eliminating the
obligation to treat carbamate regulated constituents to meet numeric
concentration limits in order to comply with rules requiring the
treatment of underlying hazardous constituents ((UHCs), see
268.40(a)(2)(i)) that are reasonably expected to be present in a waste
which exhibits a hazardous waste characteristic at the point of the
waste's generation.

II. Background

Under sections 3004(d) through (g) of the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA), the land disposal of hazardous wastes is
prohibited unless the wastes meet the treatment standards, as
generated, or are treated to meet the treatment standards established
by EPA, or otherwise meet those standards. Section 3004(m) of RCRA
requires EPA to set numeric concentration limits or methods of
treatment that substantially diminish the hazardous waste's toxicity or
substantially reduce the likelihood of hazardous constituents migrating
from the waste such that short-term and long-term threats to human
health and the environment posed by the waste's land

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disposal are minimized. EPA interprets this language to authorize
treatment standards based on the performance of the best demonstrated
available technology(ies) (BDAT) for treating hazardous wastes. This
interpretation was upheld by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals in
Hazardous Waste Treatment Council v. EPA, 886 F.2d 355 (DC Cir. 1989).
EPA promulgated the LDR ``Phase III'' final rule on April 8, 1996
that established treatment standards for 64 listed hazardous wastes
associated with the production of a number of carbamates (61 FR 15583).
These treatment standards were based on data for similar wastes for
which EPA promulgated UTS in1994 (59 FR 47982) and on analytical
detection limits compiled from sampling and analysis reports prepared
to support the proposed listing of carbamate wastes as hazardous wastes
on February 9, 1995. The treatment standards are expressed as numeric
concentration limits that have to be met before land disposal can
occur. All the carbamate waste constituents were added to the UTS table
found at 40 CFR 268.48. EPA promulgated numeric treatment standards for
these carbamate wastes in 1994 (59 FR 47982), and again in 1996 (61 FR
15583), because performance using BDAT for these wastes resulted in
concentration levels that could be measured in the waste residue (and
thus became the numeric treatment standard), or because after BDAT
treatment, the carbamate constituent(s) could no longer be detected in
the treatment residue (and thus the detection limit was set by EPA as
the numeric treatment standard).
After promulgation of the Phase III rule on April 8 1996, but
shortly before the treatment standards took effect on July 8, 1996,
several companies in the waste management industry contacted EPA,
reporting that analytical standards were not readily available for some
of the carbamate constituents. An analytical standard is a standard
reference material that is used to calibrate analytical instruments in
order to confirm detection and quantification of a particular
constituent. The Agency was unaware of the lack of analytical standards
because the treatment standards were primarily based on analytical
detection limits. We confirmed that analytical standards were not
readily available for these carbamate constituents and realized that
the waste management industry was unintentionally left in an
unacceptable compliance situation: they were required to certify
compliance with numeric LDR treatment standards, but commercial
laboratories were not able to perform the necessary analyses for some
of the newly regulated carbamate constituents. Thus, it was impossible
to reliably document whether the LDR treatment standards were achieved
for some carbamate wastes.
The problem was complicated when the LDR rules that pertain to
meeting the treatment standards for UHCs in hazardous wastes exhibiting
the characteristic of ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, and/or
toxicity were promulgated. Specifically, for characteristic wastes (or
waste that at point of generation exhibited a characteristic, but that
have been treated so that they no longer do so), all UHCs reasonably
expected to be present in the waste at the point of generation must
meet the numeric concentration limits in the 268.48 UTS table. Because
of the lack of analytical standards for some of the carbamate
constituents, it was impossible to identify in all cases the UHCs
reasonably expected to be present in the characteristic waste at the
point of generation. Likewise, treatment facilities and regulatory
agencies were unable to monitor compliance with numeric LDR treatment
standards for UHC carbamates.
As a result, EPA promulgated an emergency rule in 1996 (61 FR
43924, August 26, 1996) to establish temporary alternative treatment
standards for several carbamate waste constituents for a one-year
period, which we believed would provide sufficient time for analytical
standards to be developed. The temporary alternative standards
promulgated on August 26, 1996, provided the waste industry with the
option of meeting the original numerical concentration limits or
treating the waste by required methods of BDAT treatment: combustion
for nonwastewaters, and combustion, chemical oxidation, biodegradation
or carbon adsorption for wastewaters. The numeric treatment standard
concentration limits were based upon the performance of these BDAT
technologies, so we asserted that they would be adequate to meet the
LDR treatment requirements, while avoiding the analytical problems
associated with some of the carbamate constituents.
However, analytical standards were not developed as we expected
during the year. Thus, in August, 1997, EPA promulgated a second
emergency Direct Final Rule that extended the alternative treatment
standards for one additional year (62 FR 45568, August 28, 1997). At
the end of that year, the analytic problems remained unsolved so in
September, 1998, we promulgated a final rule that established
technology(ies) as alternative LDR treatment standards for seven
carbamate wastes for which there were no analytical standards. (The
rule also removed the treatment standard for one carbamate constituent
(o-phhenylenediamine, because it was not able to be analyzed reliably
by available analytical methods), reinstated the LDR treatment
standards expressed as numerical concentration limits for 32 carbamate
constituents, and provided six months for the regulated community to
arrange for analysis of the 32 waste constituents that were reinstated
in that rule (63 FR 47410)).
In late 2007, we also became aware of the lack of an analytical
standard for yet another carbamate isomer, m-cumenyl methylcarbamate
(see e-mail record from Nancy Paddock, Environmental Engineering
Specialist, Veolia ES Technical Solutions to Jan Young, EPA, in RCRA
Docket No. HQ-RCRA-2008-0332). An analytical standard once existed for
this carbamate isomer, but it is now generally unavailable, and is too
costly to specially produce. Moreover, the Agency speculates that this
constituent may be phased out of production and it is neither
economical nor technically feasible to continue to make an analytical
standard for a constituent that soon may no longer be produced.
Given our history of promulgating alternative treatment methods for
specific carbamate wastes over the years and their projected phasing
out, we are convinced that the lack of analytical standards with which
to calibrate analytical instruments will continue to be an endemic
problem. Therefore, the Agency believes it appropriate to promulgate
additional rules and provide certainty to the regulated community, and
thus, are extending the alternative BDAT treatment methods to all
carbamate hazardous wastes and waste constituents in today's rule.
These alternative standards will apply to soil contaminated with these
wastes as well. If there is no analytical standard available, then the
Agency would consider that constituent ``non-analyzable'' and the
provisions of 268.49(c)(3) would apply to the soil.
It should be noted that some of the K-listed carbamate wastes have
numeric treatment standards for constituents which are not carbamates.
For example, there is a numeric standard for benzene in K156 (see
268.40). Those treatment standards are unaffected by today's action.
Nor is EPA reconsidering or otherwise reopening those standards for
public comment.

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III. What are the alternative treatment standards?

This Direct Final Rule establishes alternative BDAT treatment
standards for carbamate wastes. Because the alternative treatment
standards are expressed as specified technologies, they eliminate the
need for analytical testing to measure compliance with the existing
numeric concentration limits for the carbamate waste constituents (i.e.
carbamates). However, we are retaining the numeric concentration limits
for carbamates in the 268.40 Treatment Standard Table because allowing
both specified treatment methods and numeric concentration limits
provides maximum flexibility in the choice of treatment for these
wastes. Thus, any treatment technology that is not considered
impermissible dilution may be used to treat carbamate wastes to achieve
the numeric treatment standards. We do not believe that there are many
treatment technologies other than the ones we are promulgating as
alternative treatment standards that are available for treatment of
these wastes, but we are retaining the option of meeting the numeric
standards should new treatment technologies be developed and/or
analytical standards become available.
The alternative treatment standards promulgated today are:
combustion ((CMBST), see description in the table 40 CFR 268.42) for
nonwastewaters; and, combustion, chemical oxidation, biodegradation or
carbon adsorption ((CMBST, CHOXD, BIODG or CARBN), see description in
the table found at 40 CFR 268.42) for wastewaters. Because the
numerical concentration limits were based upon these BDATs for
treatment of carbamate wastes, we believe that they fully satisfy the
core requirement of the LDR program that hazardous wastes be
effectively treated to minimize short and long-term threats to human
health and the environment before they are land disposed. This is the
same justification for EPA's prior actions establishing these methods
of treatment as alternative treatment standards for certain of the
carbamate wastes, and has not been challenged or otherwise disputed.

IV. Why are we removing carbamates from the Universal Treatment
standards?

Underlying hazardous constituents are defined in 268.40(a)(2)(i) as
any constituent listed in Section 268.48, Table UTS--Universal
Treatment Standards, except fluoride, selenium, sulfides, vanadium, and
zinc, which can reasonably be expected to be present at the point of
generation of the hazardous waste at a concentration above the
constituent-specific UTS treatment standards. Hazardous waste
constituents that are UHCs must be treated to meet the concentration
limits specified in the UTS table. For hazardous wastes that are
ignitable, corrosive, reactive, and/or toxic (i.e., wastes that exhibit
a characteristic of hazardous waste) or wastes that at point of
generation exhibit a characteristic, but that have been treated so that
they no longer exhibit the characteristic, all UHCs reasonably expected
to be present in the waste at the point of generation must be treated
to meet the numeric concentration limits in the UTS table.
Because of the current lack of analytical standards, it is not
possible to definitely determine whether carbamate constituents are
reasonably expected to be present in a characteristic waste at the
point of generation. Likewise, treatment facilities and regulatory
agencies are unable to monitor compliance with the UTS for these
constituents. To prevent situations where the generator may not realize
that his characteristic waste contains carbamates as UHCs or where the
treatment facility cannot certify compliance with the UTS for carbamate
wastes, it is necessary to remove the carbamate constituents from the
UTS table. However, because BDATs for organic wastes are generally the
same as those promulgated in today's rule as alternative treatment
standards for carbamate hazardous wastes, we believe that treatment of
other organic wastes, if they are present in the characteristic waste,
will adequately treat the carbamate constituents in the wastes.
We are also making a conforming change to the UTS table by removing
footnote 6 for several hazardous waste constituents. Footnote 6 refers
to the status of certain wastes during the period of August 26, 1996 to
March 4, 1998, which obviously no longer applies.

V. State Authority

A. How are states authorized under RCRA?

Under section 3006 of RCRA, EPA may authorize qualified states to
administer their own hazardous waste programs in lieu of the Federal
program within the state. Following authorization, EPA retains
enforcement authority under sections 3008, 3013, and 7003 of RCRA,
although authorized states have primary enforcement responsibility. The
standards and requirements for state authorization are found at 40 CFR
part 271.
Prior to enactment of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of
1984 (HSWA), a State with final RCRA authorization administered its
hazardous waste program entirely in lieu of EPA administering the
Federal program in that state. The Federal requirements no longer
applied in the authorized state, and EPA could not issue permits for
any facilities in that state, since only the state was authorized to
issue RCRA permits. When new, more stringent Federal requirements were
promulgated, the state was obligated to enact equivalent authorities
within specified time frames. However, the new Federal requirements did
not take effect in an authorized state until the state adopted the
Federal requirements as state law.
In contrast, under RCRA section 3006(g) (42 U.S.C. 6926(g)), which
was added by HSWA, new requirements and prohibitions imposed under HSWA
authority take effect in authorized states at the same time that they
take effect in unauthorized states. EPA is directed by the statute to
implement these requirements and prohibitions in authorized states,
including the issuance of permits, until the state is granted
authorization to do so. While states must still adopt HSWA-related
provisions as state law to retain final authorization, EPA implements
the HSWA provisions in authorized states until the states do so.
Authorized states are required to modify their programs only when
EPA enacts Federal requirements that are more stringent or broader in
scope than existing Federal requirements. RCRA section 3009 allows the
states to impose standards more stringent than those in the Federal
program (see also 40 CFR 271.1). Therefore, authorized states may, but
are not required to, adopt Federal regulations, both HSWA and non-HSWA,
that are considered less stringent than previous Federal regulations.

B. How does this rule affect state authorization?

Today's rule is promulgated pursuant to HSWA authority and is
neither more nor less stringent. Because RCRA section 3009 allows
states to be more stringent, they do not have to adopt this provision.
Today's addition of alternate treatment standards for carbamate wastes
is promulgated pursuant to RCRA section 3004(m), a HSWA provision.
Therefore, we are adding this rule to Table 1 in 40 CFR 271.1(j), which
identifies the Federal program requirements that are promulgated
pursuant to HSWA and take effect in all States, regardless of their
authorization

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status. The land disposal restrictions for carbamate wastes are
promulgated pursuant to RCRA section 3004(g) and (m), also HSWA
provisions. Table 2 in 40 CFR 271.1(j) is modified to indicate that
these requirements are self-implementing.
States may apply for final authorization for the HSWA provisions in
40 CFR 271.1(j), as discussed below. Until the States receive
authorization for these HSWA provisions, EPA would implement them. The
procedures and schedule for final authorization of State program
modifications are described in 40 CFR 271.21.
Section 271.21(e)(2) of EPA's State authorization regulations (40
CFR part 271) requires that States with final authorization to modify
their programs to reflect Federal program changes and submit the
modifications to EPA for approval. The deadline by which the States
would need to modify their programs to adopt this regulation is
determined by the date of promulgation of a final rule in accordance
with section 271.21(e)(2). Once EPA approves the modification, the
State requirements would become RCRA Subtitle C requirements.
States with authorized RCRA programs already may have regulations
similar to those in this final rule. These State regulations have not
been assessed against the Federal regulations finalized today. Thus, a
State would not be authorized to implement these regulations as RCRA
requirements until State program modifications are submitted to EPA and
approved, pursuant to 40 CFR 271.21. Of course, States with existing
regulations that are similar to those promulgated today may continue to
administer and enforce their regulations as a matter of State law. In
implementing the HSWA requirements, EPA will work with the States under
agreements to avoid duplication of effort.

VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

As explained above, this action augments existing LDRs by
establishing alternative treatment standards expressed as technologies
that may be used to treat the carbamate hazardous waste under the LDR
program. For that reason, this action:
Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under the terms
of Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and is
therefore not subject to review under Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
(76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
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);
Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132: Federalism (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
Does not have Tribal implications as specified by
Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because, as the rule does
not make any substantive changes, it will not impose substantial direct
costs on Tribal governments or preempt Tribal law;
Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045: Protection
of Children from Environmental Health and Safety Risks (62 FR 19885,
April 23, 1997);
Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211: Actions that Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
Does not involve technical standards; thus the
requirements of Sec. 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272) do not apply; and
Does not have disproportionately high and adverse human
health or environmental effects on minority or low-income populations
under Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions to Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations (59 FR 7629,
February 16, 1994) because it does not affect the level of protection
provided to human health or the environment.

A. Regulatory Flexibility Act

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) generally requires an agency
to prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule subject to
notice and comment rulemaking requirements under the Administrative
Procedure Act or any other statute unless the agency certifies that the
rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. Small entities include small businesses,
small organizations, and small governmental jurisdictions.
For purposes of assessing the impacts of today's rule on small
entities, small entity is defined as (1) a small business that is
primarily engaged in hazardous waste treatment and disposal as defined
by NAICS code 562211 with annual receipts of less than 12.5 million
dollars (based on Small Business Administration size standards); (2) a
small governmental jurisdiction that is a government of a city, county,
town, school district or special district with a population of less
than 50,000; and (3) a small organization that is any not-for-profit
enterprise which is independently owned and operated and is not
dominant in its field.
This rule will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities because its merely establishes
alternative treatment standards expressed as technologies that may be
used to treat the carbamate hazardous waste under the LDR program.
These carbamate hazardous wastes already are subject to numeric
treatment standards under the LDR program, and thus, this rule will
have no new impacts. Therefore, we hereby certify that this rule will
not add any new regulatory requirements to small entities, and does not
require a regulatory flexibility analysis.

B. Congressional Review Act

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. EPA will submit a report containing this Direct Final
Rule and other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House
of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States
prior to publication of the rule 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).

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 268

Environmental protection, Hazardous waste, Land disposal
restrictions.

40 CFR Part 271

Environmental protection, Hazardous waste.

Dated: June 7, 2011.
Lisa P. Jackson,
Administrator.

For the reasons set out in the preamble, title 40, chapter I of the
Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows:

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PART 268--LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTIONS

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1. The authority citation for part 268 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6905, 6912(a), 6921, and 6924.

0
2. Section 268.40, the Table of Treatment Standards in paragraph (b) is
amended by revising the entries for ``K156'', ``K157'', ``K158'',
``K159'', ``K161'', ``P127'', ``P128'', P185'', ``P188'', ``P189'',
``P190'', ``P191'', ``P192'', ``P194h'', ``P196'', ``P197'', ``P198'',
``P199'', ``P201'', ``P202'', ``P203'', ``P204'', ``P205'', ``U271'',
``U278'', ``U279'', ``U280'', ``U364'', ``U367'', ``U372'', ``U373'',
``U387'', ``U389'', ``U394''. ``U395'', ``U404'', ``U409'', ``U410'',
and ``U411'' to read as follows:

Treatment Standards for Hazardous Wastes
[Note: NA means not applicable]
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Regulated hazardous constituent Nonwastewaters
------------------------------------ concentration \5\
Waste description and Wastewaters in mg/kg unless
Waste code treatment/Regulatory concentration \3\ noted as ``mg/L
subcategory \1\ Common name CAS \2\ number in mg/L; or TCLP''; or
technology code \4\ technology code
\4\
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* * * * * * *
K156 Organic waste Acetonitrile...... 75-05-8 5.6 1.8
(including heavy ends,
still bottoms, light
ends, spent solvents,
filtrates, and
decantates) from the
production of
carbamates and
carbamoyl oximes.
Acetophenone...... 98-86-2 0.010 9.7
Aniline........... 62-53-3 0.81 14
Benomyl \10\...... 17804-35-2 0.056; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
Benzene........... 71-43-2 0.14 10
Carbaryl \10\..... 63-25-2 0.006; or CMBST, 0.14; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
Carbenzadim \10\.. 10605-21-7 0.056; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
Carbofuran \10\... 1563-66-2 0.006; or CMBST, 0.14; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
Carbosulfan \10\.. 55285-14-8 0.028; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
Chlorobenzene..... 108-90-7 0.057 6.0
Chloroform........ 67-66-3 0.046 6.0
o-Dichlorobenzene. 95-50-1 0.088 6.0
Methomyl \10\..... 16752-77-5 0.028; or CMBST, 0.14; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
Methylene chloride 75-09-2 0.089 30
Methyl ethyl 78-93-3 0.28 36
ketone.
Naphthalene....... 91-20-3 0.059 5.6
Phenol............ 108-95-2 0.039 6.2
Pyridine.......... 110-86-1 0.014 16
Toluene........... 108-88-3 0.080 10
Triethylamine..... 121-44-8 0.081; or CMBST, 1.5; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
K157 Wastewaters (including Carbon 56-23-5 0.057 6.0
scrubber waters, tetrachloride.
condenser waters,
washwaters, and
separation waters)
from the production of
carbamates and
carbamoyl oximes.
Chloroform........ 67-66-3 0.046 6.0
Chloromethane..... 74-87-3 0.19 30
Methomyl \10\..... 16752-77-5 0.028; or CMBST, 0.14; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
Methylene chloride 75-09-2 0.089 30
Methylethyl ketone 78-93-3 0.28 36
Pyridine.......... 110-86-1 0.014 16
Triethylamine..... 121-44-8 0.081 or CMBST, 1.5; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
K158 Bag house dusts and Benzene........... 71-43-2 0.14 10
filter/separation
solids from the
production of
carbamates and
carbamoyl oximes.

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Carbenzadim \10\.. 10605-21-7 0.056; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
Carbofuran \10\... 1563-66-2 0.006; or CMBST, 0.14; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
Carbosulfan \10\.. 55285-14-8 0.028; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
Chloroform........ 67-66-3 0.046 6.0
Methylene chloride 75-09-2 0.089 30
Phenol............ 108-95-2 0.039 6.2
K159 Organics from the Benzene........... 71-43-2 0.14 10
treatment of
thiocarbamate wastes.
Butylate \10\..... 2008-41-5 0.042; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
EPTC (Eptam)\ 10\. 759-94-4 0.042; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
Molinate\10\...... 2212-67-1 0.042; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
Pebulate\10\...... 1114-71-2 0.042; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
Vernolate\10\..... 1929-77-7 0.042; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
K161 Purification solids Antimony.......... 7440-36-0 1.9 1.15 mg/L TCLP
(including filtration,
evaporation, and
centrifugation
solids), baghouse dust
and floor sweepings
from the production of
dithiocarbamate acids
and their salts.
Arsenic........... 7440-38-2 1.4 5.0 mg/L TCLP
Carbon disulfide.. 75-15-0 3.8 4.8 mg/L TCLP
Dithiocarbamates NA 0.028; or CMBST, 28; or CMBST
(total) \10\. CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
Lead.............. 7439-92-1 0.69 0.75 mg/L TCLP
Nickel............ 7440-02-0 3.98 11.0 mg/L TCLP
Selenium.......... 7782-49-2 0.82 5.7 mg/L TCLP

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P127 Carbofuran \10\........ Carbofuran........ 1563-66-2 0.006; or CMBST, 0.14; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
P128 Mexacarbate\10\........ Mexacarbate....... 315-18-4 0.056; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
P185 Tirpate \10\........... Tirpate........... 26419-73-8 0.056; or CMBST, 0.28; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
P188 Physostigmine Physostigmine 57-64-7 0.056; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
salicylate \10\. salicylate. CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
P189 Carbosulfan \10\....... Carbosulfan....... 55285-14-8 0.028; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
P190 Metolcarb \10\......... Metolcarb......... 1129-41-5 0.056; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
P191 Dimetilan \10\......... Dimetilan......... 644-64-4 0.056; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN

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P192 Isolan \10\............ Isolan............ 119-38-0 0.056; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
P194 Oxamyl \10\............ Oxamyl............ 23135-22-0 0.056; or CMBST, 0.28; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
P196 Manganese Dithiocarbamates NA 0.028; or CMBST, 28; or CMBST
dimethyldithio- (total). CHOXD, BIODG or
carbamate \10\. CARBN
P197 Formparanate \10\...... Formparante....... 17702-57-7 0.056; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
P198 Formetanate Formetanate 23422-53-9 0.056; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
hydrochloride \10\. hydrochloride. CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
P199 Methiocarb \10\........ Methiocarb........ 2032-65-7 0.056; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
P201 Promecarb \10\......... Promecarb......... 2631-37-0 0.056; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
P202 m-Cumenyl m-Cumenyl 64-00-6 0.056; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
methylcarbamate \10\. methylcarbamate. CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
P203 Aldicarb sulfone \10\.. Aldicarb sulfone.. 1646-88-4 0.056; or CMBST, 0.28; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
P204 Physostigmine \10\..... Physostigmine..... 57-47-6 0.056; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
P205 Ziram \10\............. Dithiocarbamates NA 0.028; or CMBST, 28; or CMBST
(total). CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN

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U271 Benomyl \10\........... Benomyl........... 17804-35-2 0.056; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
U278 Bendiocarb \10\........ Bendiocarb........ 22781-23-3 0.056; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
U279 Carbaryl \10\.......... Carbaryl.......... 63-25-2 0.006; or CMBST, 0.14; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
U280 Barban \10\............ Barban............ 101-27-9 0.056; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN

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U364 Bendiocarb phenol \10\. Bendiocarb phenol. 22961-82-6 0.056; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
U367 Carbofuran phenol \10\. Carbofuran phenol. 1563-38-8 0.056; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
U372 Carbendazim \10\....... Carbendazim....... 10605-21-7 0.056; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
U373 Propham \10\........... Propham........... 122-42-9 0.056; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
U387 Prosulfocarb \10\...... Prosulfocarb...... 52888-80-9 0.042; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
U389 Triallate \10\......... Triallate......... 2303-17-5 0.042; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN

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U394 A2213 \10\............. A2213............. 30558-43-1 0.042; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
U395 Diethylene glycol, Diethylene glycol, 5952-26-1 0.056; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
dicarbamate \10\. dicarbamate. CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
U404 Triethylamine \10\..... Triethylamine..... 121-44-8 0.081; or CMBST, 1.5; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
U409 Thiophanate-methyl \10\ Thiophanate-methyl 23564-05-8 0.056; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
U410 Thiodicarb \10\........ Thiodicarb........ 59669-26-0 0.019; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
U411 Propoxur \10\.......... Propoxur.......... 114-26-1 0.056; or CMBST, 1.4; or CMBST
CHOXD, BIODG or
CARBN
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FOOTNOTES TO TREATMENT STANDARD TABLE 268.40
\1\ The waste descriptions provided in this table do not replace waste descriptions in 40 CFR 261. Descriptions
of Treatment/Regulatory Subcategories are provided, as needed, to distinguish between applicability of
different standards.
\2\ CAS means Chemical Abstract Services. When the waste code and/or regulated constituents are described as a
combination of a chemical with its salts and/or esters, the CAS number is given for the parent compound only.
\3\ Concentration standards for wastewaters are expressed in mg/L and are based on analysis of composite
samples.
\4\ All treatment standards expressed as a Technology Code or combination of Technology Codes are explained in
detail in 40 CFR 268.42 Table 1--Technology Codes and Descriptions of Technology-Based Standards.
\5\ Except for Metals (EP or TCLP) and Cyanides (Total and Amenable) the nonwastewater treatment standards
expressed as a concentration were established, in part, based upon incineration in units operated in
accordance with the technical requirements of 40 CFR Part 264 Subpart O or Part 265 Subpart O, or based upon
combustion in fuel substitution units operating in accordance with applicable technical requirements. A
facility may comply with these treatment standards according to provisions in 40 CFR 268.40(d). All
concentration standards for nonwastewaters are based on analysis of grab samples.
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\10\ The treatment standard for this waste may be satisfied by either meeting the constituent concentrations in
this table or by treating the waste by the specified technologies: combustion, as defined by the technology
code CMBST at Sec. 268.42 Table 1 of this Part for nonwastewaters; and biodegradation as defined by the
technology code BIODG, carbon adsorption as defined by the technology code CARBN, chemical oxidation as
defined by the technology code CHOXD, or combustion as defined as technology code CMBST at Sec. 268.42 Table
1 of this Part, for wastewaters.
* * * * * * *

0
3. Section 268.48, the Table of UTS--Universal Treatment Standards is
amended by
0
a. Removing the entries for Aldicarb sulfone, Barban, Bendiocarb,
Benomyl, Butylate, Carbaryl, Carbenzadim, Carbofuran, Carbofuran
phenol, Carbosulfan, m-Cumenyl methylcarbamate, Dithiocarbamates
(total), EPTC (Eptam), Formetanate hydrochloride, Methiocarb, Methomyl,
Metolcarb, Mexacarbate, Molinate, Oxamyl, Pebulate, Physostigmine,
Physostigmine salicylate, Promecarb, Propham, Propoxur, Prosulfocarb,
Thiodicarb, Thiophanate-methyl, Triallate, Triethylamin, and Vemolate;
and
0
b. Removing and reserving footnote 6.

PART 271--REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTHORIZATION OF STATE HAZARDOUS WASTE
PROGRAMS

0
4. The authority citation for part 271 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9602; 33 U.S.C. 1321 and 1361.

Subpart A--Requirements for Final Authorization

0
5. Section 271.1(j) is amended by adding the following entry to Table 1
in chronological order by promulgation date in the Federal Register,
and by adding the following entry to Table 2 in chronological order by
effective date in the Federal Register, to read as follows:

Sec. 271.1 Purpose and scope.

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(j) * * *

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Table 1--Regulations Implementing the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984
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Federal Register
Promulgation date Title of regulation reference Effective date
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June 13, 2011..................... Land Disposal 76 FR [Insert page 8/12/11.
Restrictions: Revision of number].
the Treatment Standards
for Carbamate Hazardous
Wastes.

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Table 2--Self-Implementing Provisions of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984
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Self-implementing
Effective date provision RCRA citation Federal Register reference
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* * * * * * *
August 12, 2011................... Land Disposal 3004(m)............. 76 FR [Insert Page
Restrictions: Revision of Numbers]
the Treatment Standards
for Carbamate Hazardous
Wastes.

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