Arkansas: Final Authorization of State-Initiated Changes and Incorporation by Reference of Approved State Hazardous Waste Management Program, 4961-4969 [2016-01657]
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methods, under Executive Order 12898
(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
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requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile
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(C) Title R307 of the Utah
Administrative Code, Environmental
Quality, Air Quality, R307–101, General
Requirements; effective November 8,
2012, as proposed in the Utah State
Bulletin on September 1, 2012, and
published as effective in the Utah State
Bulletin on December 1, 2012.
(D) Title R307 of the Utah
Administrative Code, Environmental
Quality, Air Quality, R307–102, General
Requirements: Broadly Applicable
Requirements; effective November 8,
2012, as proposed in the Utah State
Bulletin on September 1, 2012, and
published as effective in the Utah State
Bulletin on December 1, 2012.
(E) Title R307 of the Utah
Administrative Code, Environmental
Quality, Air Quality, R307–307, Davis,
Salt Lake, and Utah Counties: Road
Salting and Sanding; effective
November 8, 2012, as proposed in the
Utah State Bulletin on September 1,
2012, and published as effective in the
Utah State Bulletin on December 1,
2012.
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(81) On February 25, 2013, August 5,
2013, and March 5, 2014, the Governor
submitted revisions to the Utah State
Implementation Plan (SIP) rules. The
February 25, 2013 submittal renumbers
Interstate Transport to R307–110–37.
The August 5, 2013 SIP revisions give
the Director of the Division of Air
Quality the authority to make regulatory
decisions that were previously made by
either the Air Quality Board or the
Executive Secretary of the Air Quality
Board. The March 5, 2014 submittal
establishes a 30-day public comment
period for the public notice and
comment period for all actions for new
or modified sources. EPA is approving
these revisions.
(i) Incorporation by reference.
(A) Title R307 of the Utah
Administrative Code, Environmental
Quality, Air Quality, R307–110, General
Requirements: State Implementation
Plan, R307–110–37, Section XXIII,
Interstate Transport; effective December
6, 2012, as proposed in the Utah State
Bulletin on October 1, 2012, and
published as effective in the Utah State
Bulletin on January 1, 2013.
(B) Title R307 of the Utah
Administrative Code, Environmental
Quality, Air Quality, R307–401, Permit:
New and Modified Sources, R307–401–
7, Public Notice; effective October 3,
2013, as proposed in the Utah State
Bulletin on August 1, 2013, and
published as effective in the Utah State
Bulletin on November 1, 2013.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 271 and 272
[EPA–R06–2015–2015–0661; FRL–9940–27–
Region 6]
Arkansas: Final Authorization of StateInitiated Changes and Incorporation by
Reference of Approved State
Hazardous Waste Management
Program
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
AGENCY:
During a review of Arkansas’
regulations, the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) identified two
State-initiated changes to its hazardous
waste program under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
We have determined that these changes
are minor and satisfy all requirements
needed to qualify for Final authorization
and are authorizing the State-initiated
changes through this direct Final action.
The Solid Waste Disposal Act, as
amended, commonly referred to as the
Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA), allows the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) to authorize
States to operate their hazardous waste
management programs in lieu of the
Federal program. The EPA uses the
regulations entitled ‘‘Approved State
Hazardous Waste Management
SUMMARY:
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Programs’’ to provide notice of the
authorization status of State programs
and to incorporate by reference those
provisions of the State statutes and
regulations that will be subject to the
EPA’s inspection and enforcement. The
rule codifies in the regulations the prior
approval of Arkansas’ hazardous waste
management program and incorporates
by reference authorized provisions of
the State’s statutes and regulations.
DATES: This regulation is effective
March 29, 2016, unless the EPA receives
adverse written comment on this
regulation by the close of business
February 29, 2016. If the EPA receives
such comments, it will publish a timely
withdrawal of this direct final rule in
the Federal Register informing the
public that this rule will not take effect.
The Director of the Federal Register
approves this incorporation by reference
as of March 29, 2016 in accordance with
5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments by
one of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
2. Email: patterson.alima@epa.gov or
banks.julia@epa.gov.
3. Mail: Alima Patterson, Region 6,
Regional Authorization Coordinator, or
Julia Banks, Codification Coordinator,
State/Tribal Oversight Section (6PD–O),
Multimedia Planning and Permitting
Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross
Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733.
4. Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver
your comments to Alima Patterson,
Region 6, Regional Authorization
Coordinator, or Julia Banks, Codification
Coordinator, State/Tribal Oversight
Section (6PD–O), Multimedia Planning
and Permitting Division, EPA Region 6,
1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–
2733.
Instructions: Do not submit
information that you consider to be CBI
or otherwise protected through https://
www.regulations.gov, or email. The
Federal https://www.regulations.gov Web
site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system,
which means the EPA will not know
your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an email
comment directly to the EPA without
going through https://
www.regulations.gov, your email
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
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the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD–ROM you submit. If the EPA
cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties, and cannot
contact you for clarification, the EPA
may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form
of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses. (For additional information
about the EPA’s public docket, visit the
EPA Docket Center homepage at
https://www.epa.gov/epahome/
dockets.htm).
You can view and copy the
documents that form the basis for this
codification and associated publicly
available materials from 8:30 a.m. to
4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at the
following location: EPA Region 6, 1445
Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas, 75202–
2733, phone number (214) 665–8533 or
(214) 665–8178. Interested persons
wanting to examine these documents
should make an appointment with the
office at least two weeks in advance.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alima Patterson, Region 6 Regional
Authorization Coordinator, or Julia
Banks, Codification Coordinator, State/
Tribal Oversight Section (6PD–O),
Multimedia Planning and Permitting
Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross
Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733,
Phone numbers: (214) 665–8533 or (214)
665–8178, and Email address
patterson.alima@epa.gov or
banks.julia@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Authorization of State-Initiated
Changes
A. Why are revisions to State programs
necessary?
States which have received Final
authorization from the EPA under RCRA
section 3006(b), 42 U.S.C. 6926(b), must
maintain a hazardous waste program
that is equivalent to, consistent with,
and no less stringent than the Federal
hazardous waste program. As the
Federal program changes, the States
must change their programs and ask the
EPA to authorize the changes. Changes
to State hazardous waste programs may
be necessary when Federal or State
statutory or regulatory authority is
modified or when certain other changes
occur. Most commonly, States must
change their programs because of
changes to the EPA’s regulations in 40
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts
124, 260 through 268, 270, 273 and 279.
States can also initiate their own
changes to their hazardous waste
program and these changes must then be
authorized.
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B. What decisions have we made in this
rule?
We conclude that Arkansas’ revisions
to its authorized program meet all of the
statutory and regulatory requirements
established by RCRA. We found that the
State-initiated changes make Arkansas’
rules more clear or conform more
closely to the Federal equivalents and
are so minor in nature that a formal
application is unnecessary. Therefore,
we grant Arkansas final authorization to
operate its hazardous waste program
with the changes described in the table
at Section G below. Arkansas has
responsibility for permitting Treatment,
Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs)
within its borders (except in Indian
Country) and for carrying out all
authorized aspects of the RCRA
program, subject to the limitations of the
Hazardous and Solid Waste
Amendments of 1984 (HSWA). New
Federal requirements and prohibitions
imposed by Federal regulations that
EPA promulgates under the authority of
HSWA take effect in authorized States
before they are authorized for the
requirements. Thus, the EPA will
implement those requirements and
prohibitions in Arkansas, including
issuing permits, until the State is
granted authorization to do so.
C. What is the effect of this
authorization decision?
The effect of this decision is that a
facility in Arkansas subject to RCRA
will now have to comply with the
authorized State requirements instead of
the equivalent Federal requirements in
order to comply with RCRA. Arkansas
has enforcement responsibilities under
its State hazardous waste program for
violations of such program, but the EPA
retains its authority under RCRA
sections 3007, 3008, 3013, and 7003,
which include, among others, authority
to:
• Do inspections, and require
monitoring, tests, analyses, or reports;
• Enforce RCRA requirements and
suspend or revoke permits; and
• Take enforcement actions regardless
of whether the State has taken its own
actions.
This action does not impose
additional requirements on the
regulated community because the
statutes and regulations for which
Arkansas is being authorized by this
direct final action are already effective
and are not changed by this action.
D. Why wasn’t there a proposed rule
before this rule?
The EPA did not publish a proposal
before this rule because we view this as
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a routine program change and do not
expect comments that oppose this
approval. We are providing an
opportunity for public comment now. In
addition to this rule, in the Proposed
Rules section of this Federal Register
we are publishing a separate document
that proposes to authorize the State
program changes.
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E. What happens if EPA receives
comments that oppose this action?
If the EPA receives comments that
oppose the authorization of the Stateinitiated changes in this codification
document, we will withdraw this rule
by publishing a timely document in the
Federal Register before the rule
becomes effective. The EPA will base
any further decision on the
authorization of the State program
changes on the proposal mentioned in
the previous paragraph. We will then
address all public comments in a later
final rule. If you want to comment on
this authorization, you must do so at
this time. If we receive comments that
oppose only the authorization of a
particular change to the State hazardous
waste program we may withdraw only
that part of this rule, but the
authorization of the program changes
that the comments do not oppose will
become effective on the date specified
above. The Federal Register withdrawal
document will specify which part of the
authorization of the State program will
become effective and which part is
being withdrawn.
In addition to the authorizing of the
rules described above in this document.
The purpose of this Federal Register
document is to codify Arkansas’ base
hazardous waste management program
and its revisions to that program. The
EPA has already provided notices and
opportunity for comments on the
Agency’s decisions to authorize the
Arkansas program, and the EPA is not
now reopening the decisions, nor
requesting comments, on the Arkansas
authorizations as published in the
Federal Register documents specified in
Section I.F of this document.
F. For what has Arkansas previously
been authorized?
Arkansas initially received final
authorization on January 25, 1985 (50
FR 1513), to implement its Base
Hazardous Waste Management program.
Arkansas received authorization for
revisions to its program on January 11,
1985 (50 FR 1513), effective January 25,
1985; March 27, 1990 (55 FR 11192),
effective May 29, 1990; September 18,
1991 (56 FR 47153), effective November
18, 1991; October 5, 1992 (57 FR 45721),
effective December 4, 1992; October 7,
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1994 (59 FR 51115), effective December
21, 1994, April 24, 2002 (67 FR 20038),
effective June 24, 2002, as amended
June 28, 2010 (75 FR 36538); August 15,
2007 (72 FR 45663), effective October
15, 2007, as amended June 28, 2010 (75
FR 36538); June 28, 2010 (75 FR 36538),
effective August 27, 2010; August 10,
2012 (77 FR 47779), effective October 9,
2012; October 2, 2014 (79 FR 59438),
effective December 1, 2014; and October
31, 2014, 79 FR 64678, effective
December 30, 2014.
G. What changes are we authorizing
with this action?
The State has made amendments to
Arkansas Regulation No. 23 Sections
264.1030(c) and 265.142(a) introductory
paragraph, analogous to 40 CFR
264.1030(c) and 265.142(a) introductory
paragraph, respectively. These
amendments clarify the State’s
regulations and make the State’s
regulations more internally consistent.
The State’s laws and regulations, as
amended by these provisions, provide
authority which remains equivalent to
and no less stringent than the Federal
laws and regulations. These Stateinitiated changes satisfy the
requirements of 40 CFR 271.21(a). We
are granting Arkansas final
authorization to carry out the following
provisions of the State’s program in lieu
of the Federal program. These
provisions are analogous to the
indicated RCRA regulations found at 40
CFR as of July 1, 2011. The Arkansas
provisions are from the Arkansas
Pollution Control and Ecology
Commission Regulation No. 23,
Hazardous Waste Management, adopted
on June 22, 2012, effective August 12,
2012.
H. Who handles permits after the
authorization takes effect?
This authorization does not affect the
status of State permits and those permits
issued by the EPA because no new
substantive requirements are a part of
these revisions.
I. How does this action affect Indian
Country (18 U.S.C. 1151) in Arkansas?
Arkansas is not authorized to carry
out its Hazardous Waste Program in
Indian Country within the State. This
authority remains with EPA. Therefore,
this action has no effect in Indian
Country.
II. Incorporation-by-Reference
A. What is codification?
Codification is the process of placing
a State’s statutes and regulations that
comprise the State’s authorized
hazardous waste management program
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into the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR). Section 3006(b) of RCRA, as
amended, allows the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) to authorize
State hazardous waste management
programs to operate in lieu of the
Federal hazardous waste management
regulatory program. The EPA codifies its
authorization of State programs in 40
CFR part 272 and incorporates by
reference State statutes and regulations
that the EPA will enforce under sections
3007 and 3008 of RCRA and any other
applicable statutory provisions.
The incorporation by reference of
State authorized programs in the CFR
should substantially enhance the
public’s ability to discern the current
status of the authorized State program
and State requirements that can be
Federally enforced. This effort provides
clear notice to the public of the scope
of the authorized program in each State.
B. What is the history of codification of
Arkansas’ hazardous waste
management program?
The EPA incorporated by reference
Arkansas’ then authorized hazardous
waste program effective December 13,
1993 (58 FR 52674), August 21, 1995 (60
FR 32112), August 27, 2010 (75 FR
36538) and December 1, 2014 (79 FR
59438). Note: At 79 FR 59443, the State
agency acronym should be referenced as
‘‘(ADEQ)’’ with regard to the State’s
Memorandum of Agreement with the
EPA.
In this document, the EPA is revising
subpart E of 40 CFR part 272 to include
the authorization revision action
effective December 30, 2014 (79 FR
64678).
C. What codification decisions have we
made in this rule?
In this rule, the EPA is finalizing
regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In
accordance with requirements of 1 CFR
51.5, the EPA is finalizing the
incorporation by reference of the
Arkansas rules described in the
amendments to 40 CFR part 272 set
forth below. The EPA has made, and
will continue to make, these documents
available electronically through
www.regulations.gov and in hard copy
at the appropriate EPA office (see the
ADDRESSES section of this preamble for
more information).
The purpose of this Federal Register
document is to codify Arkansas’ base
hazardous waste management program
and its revisions to that program. The
document incorporates by reference
Arkansas’ hazardous waste statutes and
regulations and clarifies which of these
provisions are included in the
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authorized and Federally enforceable
program. By codifying Arkansas’
authorized program and by amending
the Code of Federal Regulations, the
public will be more easily able to
discern the status of Federally approved
requirements of the Arkansas hazardous
waste management program.
The EPA is incorporating by reference
the Arkansas authorized hazardous
waste management program in subpart E
of 40 CFR part 272. Section 272.201
incorporates by reference Arkansas’
authorized hazardous waste statutes and
regulations. Section 272.201 also
references the statutory provisions
(including procedural and enforcement
provisions) which provide the legal
basis for the State’s implementation of
the hazardous waste management
program, the Memorandum of
Agreement, the Attorney General’s
Statements and the Program
Description, which are approved as part
of the hazardous waste management
program under Subtitle C of RCRA.
D. What is the effect of Arkansas’
codification on enforcement?
The EPA retains its authority under
statutory provisions, including but not
limited to, RCRA sections 3007, 3008,
3013 and 7003, and other applicable
statutory and regulatory provisions to
undertake inspections and enforcement
actions and to issue orders in authorized
States. With respect to these actions, the
EPA will rely on Federal sanctions,
Federal inspection authorities, and
Federal procedures rather than any
authorized State analogues to these
provisions. Therefore, the EPA is not
incorporating by reference such
particular, approved Arkansas
procedural and enforcement authorities.
Section 272.201(c)(2) of 40 CFR lists the
statutory provisions which provide the
legal basis for the State’s
implementation of the hazardous waste
management program, as well as those
procedural and enforcement authorities
that are part of the State’s approved
program, but these are not incorporated
by reference.
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E. What state provisions are not part of
the codification?
The public needs to be aware that
some provisions of Arkansas’ hazardous
waste management program are not part
of the Federally authorized State
program. These non-authorized
provisions include:
(1) provisions that are not part of the
RCRA subtitle C program because they
are ‘‘broader in scope’’ than RCRA
subtitle C (see 40 CFR 271.1(i));
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(2) Federal rules adopted by Arkansas
but for which the State is not
authorized;
(3) Unauthorized amendments to
authorized State provisions;
(4) New unauthorized State
requirements;
(5) A Federal program which has
since been withdrawn by the U.S. EPA;
and
(6) Federal rules for which Arkansas
is authorized but which were vacated by
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Cir. No. 98–
1379 and 08–1144, June 27, 2014).
State provisions that are ‘‘broader in
scope’’ than the Federal program are not
part of the RCRA authorized program
and the EPA will not enforce them.
Therefore, they are not incorporated by
reference in 40 CFR part 272. For
reference and clarity, 40 CFR
272.201(c)(3) lists the Arkansas
regulatory provisions which are
‘‘broader in scope’’ than the Federal
program and which are not part of the
authorized program being incorporated
by reference. ‘‘Broader in scope’’
provisions cannot be enforced by the
EPA; the State, however, may enforce
such provisions under State law.
Additionally, Arkansas’ hazardous
waste regulations include amendments
which have not been authorized by the
EPA. Since the EPA cannot enforce a
State’s requirements which have not
been reviewed and authorized in
accordance with RCRA section 3006 and
40 CFR part 271, it is important to be
precise in delineating the scope of a
State’s authorized hazardous waste
program. Regulatory provisions that
have not been authorized by the EPA
include amendments to previously
authorized State regulations as well as
certain Federal rules and new State
requirements.
Arkansas has adopted but is not
authorized for the following Federal
rules published in the Federal Register
on July 15, 1985 (50 FR 28702;
amendments to 40 CFR 260.22 only);
April 12, 1996 (61 FR 16290); October
4, 2005 (70 FR 57769); April 4, 2006 (71
FR 16862); July 14, 2006 (71 FR 40254);
and January 8, 2010 (75 FR 1236).
Therefore, these Federal amendments
included in Arkansas’ regulations, are
not part of the State’s authorized
program and are not part of the
incorporation by reference addressed by
this Federal Register document.
Arkansas adopted and was authorized
for the following Federal Performance
Track program, which has since been
terminated by the U.S. EPA: published
in the Federal Register on April 22,
2004 (69 FR 21737), as amended
October 25, 2004 (69 FR 62217).
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Arkansas has also adopted but is not
authorized for the April 4, 2006 (71 FR
16862) Burden Reduction Initiative
amendments to the following provisions
regarding Performance Track: 40 CFR
260.10, 265.15, 265.174, 265.195,
265.201, 265.1101, 270.42(l) and Item
O.1 of appendix I to § 270.42.
Arkansas has adopted and was
authorized for the following Federal
rules which have since been vacated by
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Cir. No. 98–
1379 and 08–1144, respectively; June
27, 2014): (1) The Comparable Fuels
Exclusion at 40 CFR 261.4(a)(16) and
261.38 published in the Federal
Register on June 19, 1998 (63 FR 33782),
as amended on June 15, 2010 (75 FR
33712); and (2) the Gasification
Exclusion Rule published on January 2,
2008 (73 FR 57).
State regulations that are not
incorporated by reference in this rule at
40 CFR 272.201(c)(1), or that are not
listed in 40 CFR 272.201(c)(2) (‘‘legal
basis for the State’s implementation of
the hazardous waste management
program’’), 40 CFR 272.201(c)(3)
(‘‘broader in scope’’) or 40 CFR
272.201(c)(4) (‘‘unauthorized state
amendments’’), are considered new
unauthorized State requirements. These
requirements are not Federally
enforceable.
With respect to any requirement
pursuant to the Hazardous and Solid
Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSWA) for
which the State has not yet been
authorized, the EPA will continue to
enforce the Federal HSWA standards
until the State is authorized for these
provisions.
F. What will be the effect of federal
HSWA requirements on the
codification?
The EPA is not amending 40 CFR part
272 to include HSWA requirements and
prohibitions that are implemented by
the EPA. Section 3006(g) of RCRA
provides that any HSWA requirement or
prohibition (including implementing
regulations) takes effect in authorized
and not authorized States at the same
time. A HSWA requirement or
prohibition supersedes any less
stringent or inconsistent State provision
which may have been previously
authorized by the EPA (50 FR 28702,
July 15, 1985). The EPA has the
authority to implement HSWA
requirements in all States, including
authorized States, until the States
become authorized for such requirement
or prohibition. Authorized States are
required to revise their programs to
adopt the HSWA requirements and
prohibitions, and then to seek
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authorization for those revisions
pursuant to 40 CFR part 271.
Instead of amending 40 CFR part 272
every time a new HSWA provision takes
effect under the authority of RCRA
section 3006(g), the EPA will wait until
the State receives authorization for its
analog to the new HSWA provision
before amending the State’s 40 CFR part
272 incorporation by reference. Until
then, persons wanting to know whether
a HSWA requirement or prohibition is
in effect should refer to 40 CFR 271.1(j),
as amended, which lists each such
provision.
Some existing State requirements may
be similar to the HSWA requirement
implemented by the EPA. However,
until the EPA authorizes those State
requirements, the EPA can only enforce
the HSWA requirements and not the
State analogs. The EPA will not codify
those State requirements until the State
receives authorization for those
requirements.
Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) has exempted this action from
the requirements of Executive Order
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993),
and therefore this action is not subject
to review by OMB. This rule
incorporates by reference Arkansas’
authorized hazardous waste
management regulations and imposes
no additional requirements beyond
those imposed by State law.
Accordingly, I certify that this action
will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities under the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because this
rule merely incorporates by reference
certain existing State hazardous waste
management program requirements
which the EPA already approved under
40 CFR part 271, and with which
regulated entities must already comply,
it does not contain any unfunded
mandate or significantly or uniquely
affect small governments, as described
in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995 (Public Law 104–4).
This action will not have substantial
direct effects on the States, on the
relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government, as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255,
August 10, 1999), because it merely
incorporates by reference existing
authorized State hazardous waste
management program requirements
without altering the relationship or the
distribution of power and
responsibilities established by RCRA.
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This action also does not have Tribal
implications within the meaning of
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,
November 6, 2000).
This action also is not subject to
Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885,
April 23, 1997), because it is not
economically significant and it does not
make decisions based on environmental
health or safety risks. This rule is not
subject to Executive Order 13211,
‘‘Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use’’ (66 FR 28355, May
22, 2001), because it is not a significant
regulatory action under Executive Order
12866.
The requirements being codified are
the result of Arkansas’ voluntary
participation in the EPA’s State program
authorization process under RCRA
Subtitle C. Thus, the requirements of
section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not
apply. As required by section 3 of
Executive Order 12988 (61 FR 4729,
February 7, 1996), in issuing this rule,
the EPA has taken the necessary steps
to eliminate drafting errors and
ambiguity, minimize potential litigation,
and provide a clear legal standard for
affected conduct. The EPA has complied
with Executive Order 12630 (53 FR
8859, March 15, 1988) by examining the
takings implications of the rule in
accordance with the ‘‘Attorney
General’s Supplemental Guidelines for
the Evaluation of Risk and Avoidance of
Unanticipated Takings’’ issued under
the executive order. This rule does not
impose an information collection
burden under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
The Congressional Review Act, 5
U.S.C. 801 et seq., as amended 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. The EPA will
submit a report containing this
document 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 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).
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40 CFR Part 271
Environmental protection,
Administrative practice and procedure,
Confidential business information,
Hazardous waste, Hazardous waste
transportation, Indian lands,
Intergovernmental relations, Penalties,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
40 CFR Part 272
Hazardous materials transportation,
Hazardous waste, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations,
Water pollution control, Water supply.
Authority: This rule is issued under the
authority of Sections 2002(a), 3006 and
7004(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act as
amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926, 6974(b).
Dated: November 16, 2015.
Ron Curry,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
For the reasons set forth in the
preamble, under the authority at 42
U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926, and 6974(b), EPA
is granting final authorization under
part 271 to the State of Arkansas for
revisions to its hazardous waste
program under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act and is
amending 40 CFR part 272 as follows.
PART 272—APPROVED STATE
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMS
1. The authority citation for part 272
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: Sections 2002(a), 3006, and
7004(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as
amended by the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912(a),
6926, and 6974(b).
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2. Revise § 272.201 to read as follows:
§ 272.201 Arkansas State-administered
program: Final authorization.
(a) Pursuant to section 3006(b) of
RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6926(b), the EPA
granted Arkansas final authorization for
the following elements as submitted to
EPA in Arkansas’ base program
application for final authorization
which was approved by EPA effective
on January 25, 1985. Subsequent
program revision applications were
approved effective on May 29, 1990;
November 18, 1991; December 4, 1992;
December 21, 1994; June 24, 2002;
October 15, 2007; August 27, 2010;
October 9, 2012, December 1, 2014,
December 30, 2014 and March 29, 2016.
(b) The State of Arkansas has primary
responsibility for enforcing its
hazardous waste management program.
However, EPA retains the authority to
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exercise its inspection and enforcement
authorities in accordance with sections
3007, 3008, 3013, 7003 of RCRA, 42
U.S.C. 6927, 6928, 6934, 6973, and any
other applicable statutory and
regulatory provisions, regardless of
whether the State has taken its own
actions, as well as in accordance with
other statutory and regulatory
provisions.
(c) State statutes and regulations. (1)
The Arkansas statutes and regulations
cited in paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this
section are incorporated by reference as
part of the hazardous waste
management program under subtitle C
of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq. The
Director of the Federal Register
approves this incorporation by reference
in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and
1 CFR part 51. You may obtain copies
of the Arkansas statutes that are
incorporated by reference from Michie
Publishing, 1275 Broadway, Albany,
New York 12204, Phone: (800) 223–
1940. Copies of the Arkansas regulations
that are incorporated by reference are
available from the Arkansas Department
of Environmental Quality Web site at
https://www.adeq.state.ar.us/regs/
default.htm or the Public Outreach
Office, ADEQ, 5301 Northshore Drive,
North Little Rock, Arkansas 72118–
5317, Phone: (501) 682–0923. You may
inspect a copy at EPA Region 6, 1445
Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202
(Phone number (214) 665–8533), or at
the National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of this
material at NARA, call 202–741–6030,
or go to: https://www.archives.gov/
federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
(i) The binder entitled ‘‘EPAApproved Arkansas Statutory and
Regulatory Requirements Applicable to
the Hazardous Waste Management
Program’’, dated December 2014.
(ii) [Reserved]
(2) The following provisions provide
the legal basis for the State’s
implementation of the hazardous waste
management program, but they are not
being incorporated by reference and do
not replace Federal authorities:
(i) Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated
(A.C.A.), 2011 Replacement, Title 4,
Business and Commercial Law, Chapter
75: Section 4–75–601(4) ‘‘Trade Secret’’.
(ii) Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated
(A.C.A.), 2011 Replacement, Title 8,
Environmental Law, Chapter 1: Section
8–1–107.
(iii) Arkansas Hazardous Waste
Management Act of 1979, as amended,
Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated
(A.C.A.), 2011 Replacement, Title 8,
Environmental Law, Chapter 7,
Subchapter 2: Sections 8–7–204 (except
8–7–204(e)(3)(B)), 8–7–205 through 8–
7–214, 8–7–217, 8–7–218, 8–7–220, 8–
7–222, 8–7–224, 8–7–225(b) through 8–
7–225(d), and 8–7–227.
(iv) Arkansas Resource Reclamation
Act of 1979, as amended, Arkansas Code
of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2011
Replacement, Title 8, Environmental
Law, Chapter 7, Subchapter 3: Sections
8–7–302(3), 8–7–303 and 8–7–308.
(v) Remedial Action Trust Fund Act
of 1985, as amended, Arkansas Code of
1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2011
Replacement, Title 8, Environmental
Law, Chapter 7, Subchapter 5: Sections
8–7–503(6) and (7), 8–7–505(3), 8–7–
507, 8–7–508, 8–7–511 and 8–7–512.
(vi) Arkansas Freedom of Information
Act (FOIA) of 1967, as amended,
Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated
(A.C.A.), 2011 Replacement, Title 25,
State Government, Chapter 19: Sections
25–19–103(1), 25–19–105, 25–19–107.
(vii) Arkansas Pollution Control and
Ecology (APC&E) Commission
Regulation No. 23, Hazardous Waste
Management, as amended June 22, 2012,
effective August 12, 2012, Chapter One;
Chapter Two, Sections 1, 2, 3(a), 3(b)(3),
4, 260.2, 260.20(c) through (f), 261
Appendix IX, 270.7(h) and (j),
270.10(e)(8), 270.34, Chapter Three,
Sections 19, 21 and 22; Chapter Five,
Section 28.
(viii) Arkansas Pollution Control and
Ecology (APC&E) Commission,
Regulation No. 7, Civil Penalties, July
24, 1992.
(ix) Arkansas Pollution Control and
Ecology (APC&E) Commission,
Regulation No. 8, Administrative
Procedures, February 12, 2009.
(3) The following statutory and
regulatory provisions are broader in
scope than the Federal program, are not
part of the authorized program, and are
not incorporated by reference:
(i) Arkansas Hazardous Waste
Management Act, as amended, Arkansas
Code of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2011
Replacement, Title 8, Environmental
Law, Chapter 7, Subchapter 2: Section
8–7–226.
(ii) Arkansas Pollution Control and
Ecology (APC&E) Commission
Regulation No. 23, Hazardous Waste
Management, as amended June 22, 2012,
effective August 12, 2012, Chapter Two,
Sections 6, 262.13(c), 262.24(d),
263.10(e), 263.13, 264.71(e), and
265.71(e).
(4) Unauthorized State amendments
and provisions. (i) Arkansas has
partially or fully adopted, but is not
authorized to implement, the Federal
rules that are listed in the table in this
paragraph (c)(4)(i). The EPA will
continue to implement the Federal
HSWA requirements for which
Arkansas is not authorized until the
State receives specific authorization for
those requirements. The EPA will not
enforce the non-HSWA Federal rules
although they may be enforceable under
State law. For those Federal rules that
contain both HSWA and non-HSWA
requirements, the EPA will enforce only
the HSWA portions of the rules.
Federal
Register
reference
Federal requirement
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HSWA Codification Rule—Delisting (HSWA) (Checklist 17B—amendments to 40 CFR 260.22 only) .........
Revision of Wastewater Treatment Exemptions for Hazardous Waste Mixtures (‘‘Headworks exemptions’’)
(Non-HSWA) (Checklist 211).
Burden Reduction Initiative (HSWA and Non-HSWA) (Checklist 213) ..........................................................
Corrections to Errors in the Code of Federal Regulations (HSWA and Non-HSWA) (Checklist 214) ..........
(ii) The Federal rules listed in the
table in this paragraph (c)(4)(ii) are not
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adopted these provisions and left the
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50 FR 28702
70 FR 57769
July 15, 1985.
October 4, 2005.
71 FR 16862
71 FR 40254
April 4, 2006.
July 14, 2006.
authority to the EPA for implementation
and enforcement.
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Federal requirement
Imports and Exports of Hazardous Waste: Implementation of OECD Council Decision (HSWA) (Checklist
152).
OECD Requirements; Export Shipments of Spent Lead-Acid Batteries (Non-HSWA) (Checklist 222) .........
(5) Terminated Federal program.
Arkansas adopted and was authorized
for the following Federal program as
amended, which has since been
terminated by the U.S. EPA. In addition,
Arkansas has adopted and is not
authorized for the April 4, 2006 Burden
Reduction Initiative (71 FR 16862;
Checklist 213) amendments to these
provisions affecting the Performance
Federal
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reference
National Environmental Performance Track Program (Checklist 204) ...........................................................
National Environmental Performance Track Program; Corrections (Rule 204.1) ..........................................
since been vacated by the U.S. Court of
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Hazardous Waste Combustors; Revised Standards (HSWA) (Checklist 168—40 CFR 261.4(a)(16) and
261.38 only).
Exclusion of Oil-Bearing Secondary Materials Processed in a Gasification System to Produce Synthesis
Gas (Checklist 216—Definition of ‘‘Gasification’’ at 40 CFR 260.10 and amendment to 40 CFR
261.4(a)(12)(i)).
Expansion of RCRA Comparable Fuel Exclusion (Checklist 221—amendments to 40 CFR 261.4(a)(16)
and 261.38).
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3. Appendix A to part 272 is amended
by revising the listing for ‘‘Arkansas’’ to
read as follows:
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Appendix A to Part 272—State
Requirements
*
*
*
*
*
Arkansas
The statutory provisions include:
Arkansas Hazardous Waste Management
Act of 1979, as amended, Arkansas Code of
1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2011 Replacement,
Title 8, Environmental Law, Chapter 7,
Subchapter 2: Sections 8–7–202, 8–7–203, 8–
7–215, 8–7–216, 8–7–219, 8–7–221, 8–7–223
and 8–7–225(a).
Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.),
2011 Replacement, Title 8, Environmental
Law, Chapter 10, Subchapter 3: Section 8–
10–301(d).
Copies of the Arkansas statutes that are
incorporated by reference are available from
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69 FR 62217
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reference
(9) Program Description. The Program
Description and any other materials
submitted as part of the original
application or as supplements thereto
are referenced as part of the authorized
hazardous waste management program
under subtitle C of RCRA, 42 U.S.C.
6921 et seq.
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April 12, 1996.
January 8, 2010.
Publication date
April 22, 2004.
October 25, 2004.
Circuit (D.C. Cir. No. 98–1379 and 08–
1144, respectively; June 27, 2014):
Federal requirement
(7) Memorandum of Agreement. The
Memorandum of Agreement between
EPA Region VI and the State of
Arkansas, signed by the Executive
Director of the Arkansas Department of
Environmental Quality (ADEQ) on June
27, 2012, and by the EPA Regional
Administrator on July 10, 2012, is
referenced as part of the authorized
hazardous waste management program
under subtitle C of RCRA, 42 U.S.C.
6921 et seq.
(8) Statement of legal authority.
‘‘Attorney General’s Statement for Final
Authorization’’, signed by the Attorney
General of Arkansas on July 9, 1984 and
revisions, supplements, and addenda to
that Statement dated September 24,
1987, February 24, 1989, December 11,
1990, May 7, 1992 and by the
Independent Legal Counsel on May 10,
1994, February 2, 1996, March 3, 1997,
July 31, 1997, December 1, 1997,
December 12, 2001, July 27, 2006,
December 12, 2010 and October 1, 2012
are referenced as part of the authorized
hazardous waste management program
under Subtitle C of RCRA, 42 U.S.C.
6921 et seq.
75 FR 1236
Publication date
Track program: 40 CFR 260.10, 265.15,
265.174, 265.195, 265.201, 265.1101,
270.42(l) and Item O.1 of appendix I to
§ 270.42.
Federal requirement
(6) Vacated Federal rules. Arkansas
adopted and was authorized for the
following Federal rules which have
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73 FR 57
73 FR 77954
Publication date
June 19, 1998.
January 2, 2008.
December 19,
2008.
Michie Publishing, 1275 Broadway Albany,
New York 12204, Phone: (800) 223–1940.
The regulatory provisions include:
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology
(APC&E) Commission Regulation No. 23,
Hazardous Waste Management, as amended
June 22, 2012, effective August 12, 2012.
Please note that the 2012 APC&E
Commission Regulation No. 23, is the most
recent version of the Arkansas authorized
hazardous waste regulations. For a few
provisions, the authorized versions are found
in the APC&E Commission Regulation 23,
effective January 21, 1996, March 23, 2006 or
June 13, 2010. Arkansas made subsequent
changes to these provisions but these changes
have not been authorized by EPA. The
provisions from the January 21, 1996, March
23, 2006 or June 13, 2010 regulations are
noted below.
Chapter Two, Sections 3(b) introductory
paragraph; 3(b)(2); 3(b)(4); Section 260—
Hazardous Waste Management System—
General—260.1; 260.3; 260.10 (except the
definitions of ‘‘consolidation’’,
‘‘gasification’’, ‘‘Performance Track member
facility’’, the phrase ‘‘a written permit issued
by the Arkansas Highway and Transportation
Department authorizing a person to transport
hazardous waste (Hazardous Waste
Transportation Permit), or’’ in the definition
for ‘‘permit’’) 260.11 (except reserved
provisions); 260.20 (except 260.20(c) through
(f)); 260.21; 260.23; 260.30; 260.31(a);
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260.31(b) introductory paragraph; 260.31
(b)(1) through (8) (March 23, 2006); 260.31(c);
260.32; 260.33; 260.40; and 260.41.
Section 261—Identification and Listing of
Hazardous Waste—261.1; 261.2; 261.3
(except 261.3(a)(2)(iv) and reserved
provisions); 261.3(a)(2)(iv) (March 23, 2006);
261.4(a) (except 261.4(a)(9)(iii),
261.4(a)(12)(i), and 261.4(a)(16));
261.4(a)(9)(iii) (March 23, 2006); 261.4(b)
through (e); 261.4(f) (except 261.4(f)(9));
261.4(f)(9) (March 23, 2006); 261.4(g); 261.5;
261.6 (except (a)(5)); 261.7; 261.8; 261.9;
261.10; 261.11; 261.20 through 261.24;
261.30 through 261.33; 261.35; 261.39,
261.40, 261.41, Appendices I, VII and VIII.
Section 262—Standards Applicable to
Generators of Hazardous Waste—262.10
(except 262.10(d)); 262.11; 262.12; 262.13
(except 262.13(c)); 262.20 (except reserved
provision); 262.21; 262.22; 262.23; 262.24
(except 262.24(d)); 262.27; 262.30; 262.31
through 262.33; 262.34 (except 262.34(j)–(l));
262.35 (except the phrase ‘‘and the
requirements of § 262.13(d) and § 263.10(d)’’
at 262.35(a)(2)); 262.40; 262.41 (except
references to PCBs) (January 21, 1996);
262.42; 262.43; 262.50 through 262.58;
262.60 (except 262.60(e)); 262.70; 262.200
through 262.216; and Appendix I.
Section 263—Standards Applicable to
Transporters of Hazardous Waste—263.10
(except 263.10(d) and (e)), 263.11, 263.12,
263.20 (except 263.20(g)(4) and reserved
provision), 263.21, 263.22, 263.30 and
263.31.
Section 264—Standards for Owners and
Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment,
Storage, and Disposal Facilities—264.1
(except reserved provisions); 264.3; 264.4;
264.10; 264.11; 264.12 (except 264.12(a)(2));
264.13 through 264.19; 264.20(a) through (c);
264.30 through 264.35; 264.37; 264.50
through 264.56; 264.70; 264.71 (except
264.71(a)(3), (d) and (e)); 264.72; 264.73
(except 264.73(b)(18) and (b)(19)); 264.74;
264.75 (except first occurrence of 264.75(a)
through (d) and 264.75(g)); 264.75(g) (January
21, 1996); 264.75(h) (January 21, 1996);
264.76(a); 264.77; 264.90 through 264.101;
264.110 through 264.120; 264.140; 264.141
(except the definition of ‘‘captive insurance’’
at 264.141(f)); 264.142; 264.143 (except the
last sentence of 264.143(e)(1)); 264.144;
264.145 (except the last sentence of
264.145(e)(1)); 264.146; 264.147 (except the
last sentences of 264.147(a)(1)(i) and
264.147(b)(1)(ii) and reserved provision);
264.148; 264.151; 264.170 through 264.174;
264.175 (except reserved provision); 264.176
through 264.179; 264.190 through 264.200;
264.220 through 264.223; 264.226 through
264.232; 264.250 through 264.254; 264.256
through 264.259; 264.270 through 264.273;
264.276; 264.278 through 264.283; 264.300
through 264.304; 264.309; 264.310;
264.312(a); 264.313; 264.314 (except
264.314(a)(2) and (a)(3)) (June 13, 2010);
264.315; 264.316 (except 264.316(b));
264.316(b) (June 13, 2010); 264.317; 264.340
through 264.345; 264.347 (March 23, 2006);
264.351; 264.550, 264.551; 264.552 (except
264.552 (a)(3)(ii)–(iv)); 264.552 (a)(3)(ii)–(iv)
(June 13, 2010); 264.553 through 264.555
(except reserved provision); 264.570 through
264.575; 264.600 through 264.603; 264.1030
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through 264.1036; 264.1050 through
264.1061(except reserved provision);
264.1062 (June 13, 2010); 264.1063 through
264.1065; 264.1080 through 264.1090;
264.1100 through 264.1102; 264.1200;
264.1201; 264.1202; Appendix I; and
Appendices IV, V and IX.
Section 265—Interim Status Standards for
Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste
Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities—
265.1 (except 265.1(c)(4) and reserved
provisions); 265.4, 265.10, 265.11, 265.12
(except 265.12(a)(2)), 265.13, 265.14, 265.15
(except the phrase ‘‘, except for Performance
Track member facilities . . . as described in
paragraph (b)(5) of this section’’ at
265.15(b)(4) and 265.15(b)(5)); 265.16 (except
265.16(a)(4)); 265.17 through 265.19; 265.30
through 265.35; 265.37; 265.50; 265.51;
265.52 (except the last three sentences of
265.52(b)); 265.53 through 265.55; 265.56
(except 265.56(i)); 265.56(i) and (j) (March
23, 2006); 265.70, 265.71 (except
265.71(a)(3), (d) and (e)), 265.72; 265.73
(March 23, 2006); 265.74; 265.75 (except
265.75(g)); 265.75(g) and (h) (January 21,
1996); 265.76(a); 265.77; 265.90 (except the
last sentence of 265.90(d)(1), and in
265.90(d)(3) the phrase ‘‘and place it in the
facility’s . . . closure of the facility’’); 265.91;
265.92; 265.93 (except the last sentence of
265.93(d)(2) and the last sentence of
265.93(d)(5)); 265.94; 265.110 through
265.112; 265.113 (except 265.113(e)(5));
265.113(e)(5) (March 23, 2006); 265.114
through 265.121; 265.140, 265.141 (except
the definition of ‘‘captive insurance’’ at
265.141(f)); 265.142; 265.143 (except the last
sentence of 265.143(d)(1) and ‘‘qualified’’
before ‘‘Arkansas-registered Professional
Engineer’’ in 265.143(h)); 265.144; 265.145;
265.146; 265.147 (except the last sentences of
265.147(a)(1) and 265.147(b)(1), ‘‘qualified’’
before ‘‘Arkansas-registered Professional
Engineer’’ in 265.147(e) and reserved
provision); 265.148; 265.170 through
265.173; 265.174 (March 23, 2006); 265.176;
265.177, 265.178, 265.190; 265.191; 265.192;
265.193(a) (March 23, 2006); 265.193(b)
through 265.193(i); 265.194; 265.195 (March
23, 2006); 265.196 through 265.200; 265.201
(March 23, 2006); 265.202; 265.220; 265.221
(except 265.221(a)); 265.221(a) (March 23,
2006); 265.222; 265.223 and 265.224 (March
23, 2006); 265.225; 265.226; 265.228 through
265.231; 265.250 through 265.258; 265.259(a)
(March 23, 2006); 265.259(b) and (c);
265.260; 265.270; 265.272; 265.273; 265.276;
265.278; 265.279; 265.280 (except the word
‘‘qualified’’ before ‘‘Arkansas-registered
professional engineer’’ in 265.180(e));
265.281; 265.282; 265.300; 265.301(a) (March
23, 2006); 265.301(b) through 265.301(i);
265.302; 265.303(a) (March 23, 2006);
265.303(b) and (c); 265.304; 265.309;
265.310; 265.312(a); 265.313; 265.314(a)
(except 265.314(a)(2) and (a)(3)) (March 23,
2006); 265.314(b) (except the last sentence)
(March 23, 2006); 265.314(c) through (g)
(March 23, 2006); 265.315; 265.316; 265.340;
265.341; 265.345; 265.347; 265.351; 265.352;
265.370; 265.373; 265.375; 265.377; 265.381;
265.382; 265.383; 265.400 through 265.406;
265.430; 265.440 through 265.445; 265.1030
through 265.1035 (except reserved
provision); 265.1050 (except reserved
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provision); 265.1051 through 265.1060;
265.1061 (March 23, 2006); 265.1062 (March
23, 2006); 265.1063; 265.1064; 265.1080
through 265.1090; 265.1100 (March 23,
2006); 265.1101 (except (c)(2) and the phrase
‘‘, except for Performance Track . . .
director’’ and the last sentence in
265.1101(c)(4)); 265.1101 (c)(2) (March 23,
2006); 265.1102; 265.1200; 265.1201;
265.1202; Appendix I; and Appendices III
through VI.
Section 266—Standards for the
Management of Specific Hazardous Wastes
and Specific Types of Hazardous Waste
Management Facilities—266.20 through
266.23; 266.70 (except 266.70(b)(3)); 266.80
(except items 6 and 7 to the 266.80(a) table);
266.100; 266.101; 266.102 (except
266.102(e)(10)); 266.102(e)(10) (March 23,
2006); 266.103 (except 266.103(d) and (k));
266.103(d) and (k) (March 23, 2006); 266.104
through 266.112; 266.200 through 266.206;
266.210; 266.220; 266.225; 266.230; 266.235;
266.240; 266.245; 266.250; 266.255; 266.260;
266.305; 266.310; 266.315; 266.320; 266.325;
266.330; 266.335; 266.340; 266.345; 266.350;
266.355; 266.360; and Appendices I through
XIII.
Section 267—Standards for Owners and
Operators of Hazardous Waste Facilities
Operating Under a Standardized Permit—
267.1 through 267.3; 267.10 through 267.18;
267.30 through 267.36; 267.50 through
267.58; 267.70 through 267.76; 267.90;
267.101; 267.110 through 267.113; 267.115
through 267.117; 267.140 through 267.143;
267.147 through 267.151; 267.170 through
267.177; 267.190 through 267.204; and
267.1100 through 267.1108.
Section 268—Land Disposal Restrictions—
268.1; 268.2 through 268.4, 268.7(a) (except
268.7(a)(1) and reserved provisions);
268.7(a)(1) (March 23, 2006); 268.7(b) (except
268.7(b)(6)); 268.7(b)(6) (March 23, 2006);
268.7(c) through (e); 268.9(a) (except second
sentence); 268.9(b) and (c); 268.9(d)
introductory paragraph (March 23, 2006);
268.9(d) (1) and (2) (except reserved
provision); 268.13; 268.14; 268.20, 268.30
through 268.39; 268.40 (except 268.40(e)(1)–
(4) and 268.40(i)); 268.41; 268.42 (except
268.42(b)); 268.43; 268.45; 268.46; 268.48;
268.49; 268.50; and Appendices III, IV, VI
through IX and XI.
Section 270—Administered Permit
Programs: The Hazardous Waste Permit
Program—270.1; 270.2; 270.3 (except
reserved provision); 270.4; 270.5; 270.6;
270.7 (except 270.7(h) and (j)); 270.10 (except
270.10(e)(8) and (k)); 270.11 through 270.33;
270.40; 270.41; 270.42 (except 270.42(l));
270.42 Appendix I (except entry at item O);
270.43; 270.50; 270.51; 270.60 (except
reserved provision); 270.61 through 270.68;
270.70 through 270.73; 270.79; 270.80;
270.85; 270.90; 270.95; 270.100; 270.105;
270.110; 270.115; 270.120; 270.125; 270.130;
270.135; 270.140; 270.145; 270.150; 270.155;
270.160; 270.165; 270.170; 270.175; 270.180;
270.185; 270.190; 270.195; 270.200; 270.205;
270.210; 270.215; 270.220; 270.225; 270.230;
270.235; 270.250; 270.255; 270.260; 270.265;
270.270; 270.275; 270.280; 270.290; 270.300;
279.305; 270.310; 270.315; and 270.320.
Section 273—Standards for Universal
Waste Management—273.1 through 273.4;
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through 273.20; 273.30 through 273.40;
273.50 through 273.56; 273.60; 273.61;
273.62; 273.70 (except 273.70 (d)); 273.80;
and 273.81.
Section 279—Standards for the
Management of Used Oil—279.1; 279.10;
279.11; 279.12; 279.20 through 279.24;
279.30; 279.31; 279.32; 279.40 through
279.47; 279.50 through 279.67; 279.70
through 279.75; 279.80; 279.81; and
279.82(a).
Copies of the Arkansas regulations that are
incorporated by reference are available from
the Arkansas Department of Environmental
Quality Web site at https://
www.adeq.state.ar.us/regs/default.htm or the
Public Outreach Office, ADEQ, 5301
Northshore Drive, North Little Rock,
Arkansas 72118–5317, Phone: (501) 682–
0923.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 15, 27, 73, and 74
[GN Docket No. 12–268, FCC 15–140]
Expanding the Economic and
Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum
Through Incentive Auctions
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
In this document, the Federal
Communications Commission
(‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘FCC’’) defines when
and in what areas 600 MHz Band
wireless licensees will be deemed to
‘‘commence operations’’ for the purpose
of establishing when secondary and
unlicensed users must cease operations
and vacate the 600 MHz Band.
DATES: The rules will become effective
February 29, 2016, except for
§§ 15.713(b)(2)(iv), 15.713(j)(10)
introductory text, 15.715(n), and
73.3700(g)(4)(i), (g)(4)(ii)(B), (g)(4)(iii),
and (g)(4)(v), which contain new or
modified information collection
requirements that require approval by
the Office of Management and Budget
under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
The Commission will publish a
document in the Federal Register
announcing the effective date for those
rules.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
Malmud of the Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau,
Broadband Division, at 202–418–0006
or paul.malmud@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of Expanding the Economic
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and Innovation Opportunities of
Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions,
GN Docket No. 12–268, FCC 15–140,
adopted October 21, 2015
(‘‘Commencing Operations R&O’’).
§§ 15.713(b)(2)(iv), 15.713(j)(10)
introductory text, 15.715(n), and
73.3700(g)(4)(i), (g)(4)(ii)(B), (g)(4)(iii),
and (g)(4)(v) of the rules contain
previously adopted new or modified
information collection requirements that
the Commission previously stated
would require approval by the Office of
Management and Budget under the
Paperwork Reduction Act. 79 FR 48539
(Aug. 15, 2014); and 80 FR 73070 (Nov.
23, 2015). The Commission will publish
a notice in the Federal Register
announcing the effective date for these
rules, which will be different than the
notice for the other adopted rules. The
complete text of this document is
available for public inspection and
copying from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Eastern Time (ET) Monday through
Thursday or from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
ET on Fridays in the FCC Reference
Information Center, 445 12th Street SW.,
Room CY–A257, Washington, DC
200554. It is also available on the
Commission’s Web site at https://
wireless.fcc.gov, or by using the search
function on the ECFS Web page at
https://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. To request
materials in accessible formats for
people with disabilities (Braille, large
print, electronic files, audio format),
send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or
telephone the Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
418–0530 (voice), (202) 18–0432 (TTY).
Supplemental Final Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis
As required by the Regulatory
Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended
(‘‘RFA’’), an Initial Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis (‘‘IRFA’’) was
incorporated in the Expanding the
Economic and Innovation Opportunities
of Spectrum Through Incentive
Auctions 77 FR 69934, Nov. 21, 2012
(‘‘Incentive Auction NPRM’’). The
Commission sought written public
comment on the proposals in the
Incentive Auction NPRM, including
comment on the IRFA. The Commission
subsequently incorporated a Final
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
(‘‘FRFA’’) in Expanding the Economic
and Innovation Opportunities of
Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions
79 FR 48442, (Aug. 15, 2014) (‘‘Incentive
Auction R&O’’).This Supplemental
FRFA conforms to the RFA and
incorporates by reference the FRFA in
the Incentive Auction R&O. It reflects
changes to the Commission’s rules
arising from defining ‘‘commence
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operations’’ in this Commencing
Operations R&O.
Report to Small Business
Administration
The Commission will send a copy of
this Commencing Operations R&O,
including this Supplemental FRFA, to
the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the
Small Business Administration.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This document does not contain new
or modified information collection
requirements subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public
Law 104–13.
Congressional Review Act
The Commission will send a copy of
the Commencing Operations R&O,
including this Supplemental FRFA, in a
report to be sent to Congress and the
Government Accountability Office
pursuant to the Congressional Review
Act. A copy of the Commencing
Operations R&O and Supplemental
FRFA (or summaries thereof) will also
be published in the Federal Register.
I. Introduction
1. In the Incentive Auction R&O, the
Commission adopted transition rules
that permit low power television and
TV translator (‘‘LPTV’’) stations, fixed
broadcast auxiliary service operations
(‘‘BAS’’), and unlicensed white space
devices (hereinafter, collectively,
‘‘secondary and unlicensed users’’) to
continue operating in the 600 MHz
Band, under specified conditions, after
the spectrum has been licensed to new
600 MHz Band wireless licensees. The
secondary and unlicensed users must
vacate the band once the wireless
licensee ‘‘commences operations’’ in its
licensed 600 MHz spectrum, or on a
date certain.1 In this Commencing
Operations R&O, the Commission
defines when and in what areas 600
MHz Band wireless licensees will be
deemed to ‘‘commence operations’’ for
the purpose of establishing when the
secondary and unlicensed users must
cease operations and vacate the 600
MHz Band in those areas. Specifically,
1 See Incentive Auction R&O. This Commencing
Operations R&O only addresses the requirements
relating to secondary and unlicensed users vacating
the 600 MHz Band where 600 MHz Band wireless
licensees commence operations. Secondary and
unlicensed users also may be required to vacate
portions of the 600 MHz Band to the extent the
auction system assigns a television station to a
channel in the 600 MHz Band. See Broadcast
Incentive Auction Scheduled to Begin March 29,
2016; Procedures for Competitive Bidding in
Auction 1000, Including Initial Clearing Target
Determination, Qualifying to Bid, and Bidding in
Auctions 1001 (Reverse) and 1002 (Forward), 80 FR
61918, Oct. 14, 2014.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 271 and 272
[EPA-R06-2015-2015-0661; FRL-9940-27-Region 6]
Arkansas: Final Authorization of State-Initiated Changes and
Incorporation by Reference of Approved State Hazardous Waste Management
Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: During a review of Arkansas' regulations, the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) identified two State-initiated changes to its
hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA). We have determined that these changes are minor and satisfy
all requirements needed to qualify for Final authorization and are
authorizing the State-initiated changes through this direct Final
action.
The Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, commonly referred to as
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), allows the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to authorize States to operate
their hazardous waste management programs in lieu of the Federal
program. The EPA uses the regulations entitled ``Approved State
Hazardous Waste Management
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Programs'' to provide notice of the authorization status of State
programs and to incorporate by reference those provisions of the State
statutes and regulations that will be subject to the EPA's inspection
and enforcement. The rule codifies in the regulations the prior
approval of Arkansas' hazardous waste management program and
incorporates by reference authorized provisions of the State's statutes
and regulations.
DATES: This regulation is effective March 29, 2016, unless the EPA
receives adverse written comment on this regulation by the close of
business February 29, 2016. If the EPA receives such comments, it will
publish a timely withdrawal of this direct final rule in the Federal
Register informing the public that this rule will not take effect. The
Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by
reference as of March 29, 2016 in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1
CFR part 51.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments by one of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
2. Email: patterson.alima@epa.gov or banks.julia@epa.gov.
3. Mail: Alima Patterson, Region 6, Regional Authorization
Coordinator, or Julia Banks, Codification Coordinator, State/Tribal
Oversight Section (6PD-O), Multimedia Planning and Permitting Division,
EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.
4. Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver your comments to Alima
Patterson, Region 6, Regional Authorization Coordinator, or Julia
Banks, Codification Coordinator, State/Tribal Oversight Section (6PD-
O), Multimedia Planning and Permitting Division, EPA Region 6, 1445
Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.
Instructions: Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI
or otherwise protected through https://www.regulations.gov, or email.
The Federal https://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous
access'' system, which means the EPA will not know your identity or
contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an email comment directly to the EPA without going through
https://www.regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically
captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the
public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an
electronic comment, the EPA recommends that you include your name and
other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk
or CD-ROM you submit. If the EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties, and cannot contact you for clarification, the
EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should
avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be
free of any defects or viruses. (For additional information about the
EPA's public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm).
You can view and copy the documents that form the basis for this
codification and associated publicly available materials from 8:30 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at the following location: EPA
Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas, 75202-2733, phone number
(214) 665-8533 or (214) 665-8178. Interested persons wanting to examine
these documents should make an appointment with the office at least two
weeks in advance.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alima Patterson, Region 6 Regional
Authorization Coordinator, or Julia Banks, Codification Coordinator,
State/Tribal Oversight Section (6PD-O), Multimedia Planning and
Permitting Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas
75202-2733, Phone numbers: (214) 665-8533 or (214) 665-8178, and Email
address patterson.alima@epa.gov or banks.julia@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Authorization of State-Initiated Changes
A. Why are revisions to State programs necessary?
States which have received Final authorization from the EPA under
RCRA section 3006(b), 42 U.S.C. 6926(b), must maintain a hazardous
waste program that is equivalent to, consistent with, and no less
stringent than the Federal hazardous waste program. As the Federal
program changes, the States must change their programs and ask the EPA
to authorize the changes. Changes to State hazardous waste programs may
be necessary when Federal or State statutory or regulatory authority is
modified or when certain other changes occur. Most commonly, States
must change their programs because of changes to the EPA's regulations
in 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 124, 260 through 268,
270, 273 and 279. States can also initiate their own changes to their
hazardous waste program and these changes must then be authorized.
B. What decisions have we made in this rule?
We conclude that Arkansas' revisions to its authorized program meet
all of the statutory and regulatory requirements established by RCRA.
We found that the State-initiated changes make Arkansas' rules more
clear or conform more closely to the Federal equivalents and are so
minor in nature that a formal application is unnecessary. Therefore, we
grant Arkansas final authorization to operate its hazardous waste
program with the changes described in the table at Section G below.
Arkansas has responsibility for permitting Treatment, Storage, and
Disposal Facilities (TSDFs) within its borders (except in Indian
Country) and for carrying out all authorized aspects of the RCRA
program, subject to the limitations of the Hazardous and Solid Waste
Amendments of 1984 (HSWA). New Federal requirements and prohibitions
imposed by Federal regulations that EPA promulgates under the authority
of HSWA take effect in authorized States before they are authorized for
the requirements. Thus, the EPA will implement those requirements and
prohibitions in Arkansas, including issuing permits, until the State is
granted authorization to do so.
C. What is the effect of this authorization decision?
The effect of this decision is that a facility in Arkansas subject
to RCRA will now have to comply with the authorized State requirements
instead of the equivalent Federal requirements in order to comply with
RCRA. Arkansas has enforcement responsibilities under its State
hazardous waste program for violations of such program, but the EPA
retains its authority under RCRA sections 3007, 3008, 3013, and 7003,
which include, among others, authority to:
Do inspections, and require monitoring, tests, analyses,
or reports;
Enforce RCRA requirements and suspend or revoke permits;
and
Take enforcement actions regardless of whether the State
has taken its own actions.
This action does not impose additional requirements on the
regulated community because the statutes and regulations for which
Arkansas is being authorized by this direct final action are already
effective and are not changed by this action.
D. Why wasn't there a proposed rule before this rule?
The EPA did not publish a proposal before this rule because we view
this as
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a routine program change and do not expect comments that oppose this
approval. We are providing an opportunity for public comment now. In
addition to this rule, in the Proposed Rules section of this Federal
Register we are publishing a separate document that proposes to
authorize the State program changes.
E. What happens if EPA receives comments that oppose this action?
If the EPA receives comments that oppose the authorization of the
State-initiated changes in this codification document, we will withdraw
this rule by publishing a timely document in the Federal Register
before the rule becomes effective. The EPA will base any further
decision on the authorization of the State program changes on the
proposal mentioned in the previous paragraph. We will then address all
public comments in a later final rule. If you want to comment on this
authorization, you must do so at this time. If we receive comments that
oppose only the authorization of a particular change to the State
hazardous waste program we may withdraw only that part of this rule,
but the authorization of the program changes that the comments do not
oppose will become effective on the date specified above. The Federal
Register withdrawal document will specify which part of the
authorization of the State program will become effective and which part
is being withdrawn.
In addition to the authorizing of the rules described above in this
document. The purpose of this Federal Register document is to codify
Arkansas' base hazardous waste management program and its revisions to
that program. The EPA has already provided notices and opportunity for
comments on the Agency's decisions to authorize the Arkansas program,
and the EPA is not now reopening the decisions, nor requesting
comments, on the Arkansas authorizations as published in the Federal
Register documents specified in Section I.F of this document.
F. For what has Arkansas previously been authorized?
Arkansas initially received final authorization on January 25, 1985
(50 FR 1513), to implement its Base Hazardous Waste Management program.
Arkansas received authorization for revisions to its program on January
11, 1985 (50 FR 1513), effective January 25, 1985; March 27, 1990 (55
FR 11192), effective May 29, 1990; September 18, 1991 (56 FR 47153),
effective November 18, 1991; October 5, 1992 (57 FR 45721), effective
December 4, 1992; October 7, 1994 (59 FR 51115), effective December 21,
1994, April 24, 2002 (67 FR 20038), effective June 24, 2002, as amended
June 28, 2010 (75 FR 36538); August 15, 2007 (72 FR 45663), effective
October 15, 2007, as amended June 28, 2010 (75 FR 36538); June 28, 2010
(75 FR 36538), effective August 27, 2010; August 10, 2012 (77 FR
47779), effective October 9, 2012; October 2, 2014 (79 FR 59438),
effective December 1, 2014; and October 31, 2014, 79 FR 64678,
effective December 30, 2014.
G. What changes are we authorizing with this action?
The State has made amendments to Arkansas Regulation No. 23
Sections 264.1030(c) and 265.142(a) introductory paragraph, analogous
to 40 CFR 264.1030(c) and 265.142(a) introductory paragraph,
respectively. These amendments clarify the State's regulations and make
the State's regulations more internally consistent. The State's laws
and regulations, as amended by these provisions, provide authority
which remains equivalent to and no less stringent than the Federal laws
and regulations. These State-initiated changes satisfy the requirements
of 40 CFR 271.21(a). We are granting Arkansas final authorization to
carry out the following provisions of the State's program in lieu of
the Federal program. These provisions are analogous to the indicated
RCRA regulations found at 40 CFR as of July 1, 2011. The Arkansas
provisions are from the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology
Commission Regulation No. 23, Hazardous Waste Management, adopted on
June 22, 2012, effective August 12, 2012.
H. Who handles permits after the authorization takes effect?
This authorization does not affect the status of State permits and
those permits issued by the EPA because no new substantive requirements
are a part of these revisions.
I. How does this action affect Indian Country (18 U.S.C. 1151) in
Arkansas?
Arkansas is not authorized to carry out its Hazardous Waste Program
in Indian Country within the State. This authority remains with EPA.
Therefore, this action has no effect in Indian Country.
II. Incorporation-by-Reference
A. What is codification?
Codification is the process of placing a State's statutes and
regulations that comprise the State's authorized hazardous waste
management program into the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Section
3006(b) of RCRA, as amended, allows the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) to authorize State hazardous waste management programs to operate
in lieu of the Federal hazardous waste management regulatory program.
The EPA codifies its authorization of State programs in 40 CFR part 272
and incorporates by reference State statutes and regulations that the
EPA will enforce under sections 3007 and 3008 of RCRA and any other
applicable statutory provisions.
The incorporation by reference of State authorized programs in the
CFR should substantially enhance the public's ability to discern the
current status of the authorized State program and State requirements
that can be Federally enforced. This effort provides clear notice to
the public of the scope of the authorized program in each State.
B. What is the history of codification of Arkansas' hazardous waste
management program?
The EPA incorporated by reference Arkansas' then authorized
hazardous waste program effective December 13, 1993 (58 FR 52674),
August 21, 1995 (60 FR 32112), August 27, 2010 (75 FR 36538) and
December 1, 2014 (79 FR 59438). Note: At 79 FR 59443, the State agency
acronym should be referenced as ``(ADEQ)'' with regard to the State's
Memorandum of Agreement with the EPA.
In this document, the EPA is revising subpart E of 40 CFR part 272
to include the authorization revision action effective December 30,
2014 (79 FR 64678).
C. What codification decisions have we made in this rule?
In this rule, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR
51.5, the EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of the
Arkansas rules described in the amendments to 40 CFR part 272 set forth
below. The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these documents
available electronically through www.regulations.gov and in hard copy
at the appropriate EPA office (see the ADDRESSES section of this
preamble for more information).
The purpose of this Federal Register document is to codify
Arkansas' base hazardous waste management program and its revisions to
that program. The document incorporates by reference Arkansas'
hazardous waste statutes and regulations and clarifies which of these
provisions are included in the
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authorized and Federally enforceable program. By codifying Arkansas'
authorized program and by amending the Code of Federal Regulations, the
public will be more easily able to discern the status of Federally
approved requirements of the Arkansas hazardous waste management
program.
The EPA is incorporating by reference the Arkansas authorized
hazardous waste management program in subpart E of 40 CFR part 272.
Section 272.201 incorporates by reference Arkansas' authorized
hazardous waste statutes and regulations. Section 272.201 also
references the statutory provisions (including procedural and
enforcement provisions) which provide the legal basis for the State's
implementation of the hazardous waste management program, the
Memorandum of Agreement, the Attorney General's Statements and the
Program Description, which are approved as part of the hazardous waste
management program under Subtitle C of RCRA.
D. What is the effect of Arkansas' codification on enforcement?
The EPA retains its authority under statutory provisions, including
but not limited to, RCRA sections 3007, 3008, 3013 and 7003, and other
applicable statutory and regulatory provisions to undertake inspections
and enforcement actions and to issue orders in authorized States. With
respect to these actions, the EPA will rely on Federal sanctions,
Federal inspection authorities, and Federal procedures rather than any
authorized State analogues to these provisions. Therefore, the EPA is
not incorporating by reference such particular, approved Arkansas
procedural and enforcement authorities. Section 272.201(c)(2) of 40 CFR
lists the statutory provisions which provide the legal basis for the
State's implementation of the hazardous waste management program, as
well as those procedural and enforcement authorities that are part of
the State's approved program, but these are not incorporated by
reference.
E. What state provisions are not part of the codification?
The public needs to be aware that some provisions of Arkansas'
hazardous waste management program are not part of the Federally
authorized State program. These non-authorized provisions include:
(1) provisions that are not part of the RCRA subtitle C program
because they are ``broader in scope'' than RCRA subtitle C (see 40 CFR
271.1(i));
(2) Federal rules adopted by Arkansas but for which the State is
not authorized;
(3) Unauthorized amendments to authorized State provisions;
(4) New unauthorized State requirements;
(5) A Federal program which has since been withdrawn by the U.S.
EPA; and
(6) Federal rules for which Arkansas is authorized but which were
vacated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Circuit (D.C. Cir. No. 98-1379 and 08-1144, June 27, 2014).
State provisions that are ``broader in scope'' than the Federal
program are not part of the RCRA authorized program and the EPA will
not enforce them. Therefore, they are not incorporated by reference in
40 CFR part 272. For reference and clarity, 40 CFR 272.201(c)(3) lists
the Arkansas regulatory provisions which are ``broader in scope'' than
the Federal program and which are not part of the authorized program
being incorporated by reference. ``Broader in scope'' provisions cannot
be enforced by the EPA; the State, however, may enforce such provisions
under State law.
Additionally, Arkansas' hazardous waste regulations include
amendments which have not been authorized by the EPA. Since the EPA
cannot enforce a State's requirements which have not been reviewed and
authorized in accordance with RCRA section 3006 and 40 CFR part 271, it
is important to be precise in delineating the scope of a State's
authorized hazardous waste program. Regulatory provisions that have not
been authorized by the EPA include amendments to previously authorized
State regulations as well as certain Federal rules and new State
requirements.
Arkansas has adopted but is not authorized for the following
Federal rules published in the Federal Register on July 15, 1985 (50 FR
28702; amendments to 40 CFR 260.22 only); April 12, 1996 (61 FR 16290);
October 4, 2005 (70 FR 57769); April 4, 2006 (71 FR 16862); July 14,
2006 (71 FR 40254); and January 8, 2010 (75 FR 1236). Therefore, these
Federal amendments included in Arkansas' regulations, are not part of
the State's authorized program and are not part of the incorporation by
reference addressed by this Federal Register document.
Arkansas adopted and was authorized for the following Federal
Performance Track program, which has since been terminated by the U.S.
EPA: published in the Federal Register on April 22, 2004 (69 FR 21737),
as amended October 25, 2004 (69 FR 62217). Arkansas has also adopted
but is not authorized for the April 4, 2006 (71 FR 16862) Burden
Reduction Initiative amendments to the following provisions regarding
Performance Track: 40 CFR 260.10, 265.15, 265.174, 265.195, 265.201,
265.1101, 270.42(l) and Item O.1 of appendix I to Sec. 270.42.
Arkansas has adopted and was authorized for the following Federal
rules which have since been vacated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Cir. No. 98-1379 and 08-1144,
respectively; June 27, 2014): (1) The Comparable Fuels Exclusion at 40
CFR 261.4(a)(16) and 261.38 published in the Federal Register on June
19, 1998 (63 FR 33782), as amended on June 15, 2010 (75 FR 33712); and
(2) the Gasification Exclusion Rule published on January 2, 2008 (73 FR
57).
State regulations that are not incorporated by reference in this
rule at 40 CFR 272.201(c)(1), or that are not listed in 40 CFR
272.201(c)(2) (``legal basis for the State's implementation of the
hazardous waste management program''), 40 CFR 272.201(c)(3) (``broader
in scope'') or 40 CFR 272.201(c)(4) (``unauthorized state
amendments''), are considered new unauthorized State requirements.
These requirements are not Federally enforceable.
With respect to any requirement pursuant to the Hazardous and Solid
Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSWA) for which the State has not yet been
authorized, the EPA will continue to enforce the Federal HSWA standards
until the State is authorized for these provisions.
F. What will be the effect of federal HSWA requirements on the
codification?
The EPA is not amending 40 CFR part 272 to include HSWA
requirements and prohibitions that are implemented by the EPA. Section
3006(g) of RCRA provides that any HSWA requirement or prohibition
(including implementing regulations) takes effect in authorized and not
authorized States at the same time. A HSWA requirement or prohibition
supersedes any less stringent or inconsistent State provision which may
have been previously authorized by the EPA (50 FR 28702, July 15,
1985). The EPA has the authority to implement HSWA requirements in all
States, including authorized States, until the States become authorized
for such requirement or prohibition. Authorized States are required to
revise their programs to adopt the HSWA requirements and prohibitions,
and then to seek
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authorization for those revisions pursuant to 40 CFR part 271.
Instead of amending 40 CFR part 272 every time a new HSWA provision
takes effect under the authority of RCRA section 3006(g), the EPA will
wait until the State receives authorization for its analog to the new
HSWA provision before amending the State's 40 CFR part 272
incorporation by reference. Until then, persons wanting to know whether
a HSWA requirement or prohibition is in effect should refer to 40 CFR
271.1(j), as amended, which lists each such provision.
Some existing State requirements may be similar to the HSWA
requirement implemented by the EPA. However, until the EPA authorizes
those State requirements, the EPA can only enforce the HSWA
requirements and not the State analogs. The EPA will not codify those
State requirements until the State receives authorization for those
requirements.
Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has exempted this action
from the requirements of Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4,
1993), and therefore this action is not subject to review by OMB. This
rule incorporates by reference Arkansas' authorized hazardous waste
management regulations and imposes no additional requirements beyond
those imposed by State law. Accordingly, I certify that this action
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.). Because this rule merely incorporates by reference certain
existing State hazardous waste management program requirements which
the EPA already approved under 40 CFR part 271, and with which
regulated entities must already comply, it does not contain any
unfunded mandate or significantly or uniquely affect small governments,
as described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law
104-4).
This action will not have substantial direct effects on the States,
on the relationship between the national government and the States, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various
levels of government, as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64 FR
43255, August 10, 1999), because it merely incorporates by reference
existing authorized State hazardous waste management program
requirements without altering the relationship or the distribution of
power and responsibilities established by RCRA. This action also does
not have Tribal implications within the meaning of Executive Order
13175 (65 FR 67249, November 6, 2000).
This action also is not subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997), because it is not economically significant and
it does not make decisions based on environmental health or safety
risks. This rule is not subject to Executive Order 13211, ``Actions
Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001), because it is not a
significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.
The requirements being codified are the result of Arkansas'
voluntary participation in the EPA's State program authorization
process under RCRA Subtitle C. Thus, the requirements of section 12(d)
of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15
U.S.C. 272 note) do not apply. As required by section 3 of Executive
Order 12988 (61 FR 4729, February 7, 1996), in issuing this rule, the
EPA has taken the necessary steps to eliminate drafting errors and
ambiguity, minimize potential litigation, and provide a clear legal
standard for affected conduct. The EPA has complied with Executive
Order 12630 (53 FR 8859, March 15, 1988) by examining the takings
implications of the rule in accordance with the ``Attorney General's
Supplemental Guidelines for the Evaluation of Risk and Avoidance of
Unanticipated Takings'' issued under the executive order. This rule
does not impose an information collection burden under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as amended 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. The EPA will submit a report containing
this document 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 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 271
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Confidential business information, Hazardous waste, Hazardous waste
transportation, Indian lands, Intergovernmental relations, Penalties,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
40 CFR Part 272
Hazardous materials transportation, Hazardous waste, Incorporation
by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Water pollution control,
Water supply.
Authority: This rule is issued under the authority of Sections
2002(a), 3006 and 7004(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act as
amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926, 6974(b).
Dated: November 16, 2015.
Ron Curry,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, under the authority at
42 U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926, and 6974(b), EPA is granting final
authorization under part 271 to the State of Arkansas for revisions to
its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act and is amending 40 CFR part 272 as follows.
PART 272--APPROVED STATE HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
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1. The authority citation for part 272 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Sections 2002(a), 3006, and 7004(b) of the Solid
Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926, and 6974(b).
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2. Revise Sec. 272.201 to read as follows:
Sec. 272.201 Arkansas State-administered program: Final
authorization.
(a) Pursuant to section 3006(b) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6926(b), the EPA
granted Arkansas final authorization for the following elements as
submitted to EPA in Arkansas' base program application for final
authorization which was approved by EPA effective on January 25, 1985.
Subsequent program revision applications were approved effective on May
29, 1990; November 18, 1991; December 4, 1992; December 21, 1994; June
24, 2002; October 15, 2007; August 27, 2010; October 9, 2012, December
1, 2014, December 30, 2014 and March 29, 2016.
(b) The State of Arkansas has primary responsibility for enforcing
its hazardous waste management program. However, EPA retains the
authority to
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exercise its inspection and enforcement authorities in accordance with
sections 3007, 3008, 3013, 7003 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6927, 6928, 6934,
6973, and any other applicable statutory and regulatory provisions,
regardless of whether the State has taken its own actions, as well as
in accordance with other statutory and regulatory provisions.
(c) State statutes and regulations. (1) The Arkansas statutes and
regulations cited in paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this section are
incorporated by reference as part of the hazardous waste management
program under subtitle C of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq. The Director
of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. You may obtain
copies of the Arkansas statutes that are incorporated by reference from
Michie Publishing, 1275 Broadway, Albany, New York 12204, Phone: (800)
223-1940. Copies of the Arkansas regulations that are incorporated by
reference are available from the Arkansas Department of Environmental
Quality Web site at https://www.adeq.state.ar.us/regs/default.htm or the
Public Outreach Office, ADEQ, 5301 Northshore Drive, North Little Rock,
Arkansas 72118-5317, Phone: (501) 682-0923. You may inspect a copy at
EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202 (Phone number (214)
665-8533), or at the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA,
call 202-741-6030, or go to: https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
(i) The binder entitled ``EPA-Approved Arkansas Statutory and
Regulatory Requirements Applicable to the Hazardous Waste Management
Program'', dated December 2014.
(ii) [Reserved]
(2) The following provisions provide the legal basis for the
State's implementation of the hazardous waste management program, but
they are not being incorporated by reference and do not replace Federal
authorities:
(i) Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2011 Replacement,
Title 4, Business and Commercial Law, Chapter 75: Section 4-75-601(4)
``Trade Secret''.
(ii) Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2011 Replacement,
Title 8, Environmental Law, Chapter 1: Section 8-1-107.
(iii) Arkansas Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1979, as amended,
Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2011 Replacement, Title 8,
Environmental Law, Chapter 7, Subchapter 2: Sections 8-7-204 (except 8-
7-204(e)(3)(B)), 8-7-205 through 8-7-214, 8-7-217, 8-7-218, 8-7-220, 8-
7-222, 8-7-224, 8-7-225(b) through 8-7-225(d), and 8-7-227.
(iv) Arkansas Resource Reclamation Act of 1979, as amended,
Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2011 Replacement, Title 8,
Environmental Law, Chapter 7, Subchapter 3: Sections 8-7-302(3), 8-7-
303 and 8-7-308.
(v) Remedial Action Trust Fund Act of 1985, as amended, Arkansas
Code of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2011 Replacement, Title 8,
Environmental Law, Chapter 7, Subchapter 5: Sections 8-7-503(6) and
(7), 8-7-505(3), 8-7-507, 8-7-508, 8-7-511 and 8-7-512.
(vi) Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) of 1967, as
amended, Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2011 Replacement,
Title 25, State Government, Chapter 19: Sections 25-19-103(1), 25-19-
105, 25-19-107.
(vii) Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology (APC&E) Commission
Regulation No. 23, Hazardous Waste Management, as amended June 22,
2012, effective August 12, 2012, Chapter One; Chapter Two, Sections 1,
2, 3(a), 3(b)(3), 4, 260.2, 260.20(c) through (f), 261 Appendix IX,
270.7(h) and (j), 270.10(e)(8), 270.34, Chapter Three, Sections 19, 21
and 22; Chapter Five, Section 28.
(viii) Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology (APC&E) Commission,
Regulation No. 7, Civil Penalties, July 24, 1992.
(ix) Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology (APC&E) Commission,
Regulation No. 8, Administrative Procedures, February 12, 2009.
(3) The following statutory and regulatory provisions are broader
in scope than the Federal program, are not part of the authorized
program, and are not incorporated by reference:
(i) Arkansas Hazardous Waste Management Act, as amended, Arkansas
Code of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2011 Replacement, Title 8,
Environmental Law, Chapter 7, Subchapter 2: Section 8-7-226.
(ii) Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology (APC&E) Commission
Regulation No. 23, Hazardous Waste Management, as amended June 22,
2012, effective August 12, 2012, Chapter Two, Sections 6, 262.13(c),
262.24(d), 263.10(e), 263.13, 264.71(e), and 265.71(e).
(4) Unauthorized State amendments and provisions. (i) Arkansas has
partially or fully adopted, but is not authorized to implement, the
Federal rules that are listed in the table in this paragraph (c)(4)(i).
The EPA will continue to implement the Federal HSWA requirements for
which Arkansas is not authorized until the State receives specific
authorization for those requirements. The EPA will not enforce the non-
HSWA Federal rules although they may be enforceable under State law.
For those Federal rules that contain both HSWA and non-HSWA
requirements, the EPA will enforce only the HSWA portions of the rules.
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Federal
Federal requirement Register Publication date
reference
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HSWA Codification Rule-- 50 FR 28702 July 15, 1985.
Delisting (HSWA) (Checklist
17B--amendments to 40 CFR
260.22 only).
Revision of Wastewater 70 FR 57769 October 4, 2005.
Treatment Exemptions for
Hazardous Waste Mixtures
(``Headworks exemptions'')
(Non-HSWA) (Checklist 211).
Burden Reduction Initiative 71 FR 16862 April 4, 2006.
(HSWA and Non-HSWA)
(Checklist 213).
Corrections to Errors in the 71 FR 40254 July 14, 2006.
Code of Federal Regulations
(HSWA and Non-HSWA)
(Checklist 214).
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(ii) The Federal rules listed in the table in this paragraph
(c)(4)(ii) are not delegable to States. Arkansas has adopted these
provisions and left the authority to the EPA for implementation and
enforcement.
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Federal
Federal requirement Register Publication date
reference
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Imports and Exports of 61 FR 16290 April 12, 1996.
Hazardous Waste:
Implementation of OECD
Council Decision (HSWA)
(Checklist 152).
OECD Requirements; Export 75 FR 1236 January 8, 2010.
Shipments of Spent Lead-Acid
Batteries (Non-HSWA)
(Checklist 222).
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(5) Terminated Federal program. Arkansas adopted and was authorized
for the following Federal program as amended, which has since been
terminated by the U.S. EPA. In addition, Arkansas has adopted and is
not authorized for the April 4, 2006 Burden Reduction Initiative (71 FR
16862; Checklist 213) amendments to these provisions affecting the
Performance Track program: 40 CFR 260.10, 265.15, 265.174, 265.195,
265.201, 265.1101, 270.42(l) and Item O.1 of appendix I to Sec.
270.42.
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Federal
Federal requirement Register Publication date
reference
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National Environmental 69 FR 21737 April 22, 2004.
Performance Track Program
(Checklist 204).
National Environmental 69 FR 62217 October 25, 2004.
Performance Track Program;
Corrections (Rule 204.1).
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(6) Vacated Federal rules. Arkansas adopted and was authorized for
the following Federal rules which have since been vacated by the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Cir. No.
98-1379 and 08-1144, respectively; June 27, 2014):
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Federal requirement Register Publication date
reference
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Hazardous Waste Combustors; 63 FR 33782 June 19, 1998.
Revised Standards (HSWA)
(Checklist 168--40 CFR
261.4(a)(16) and 261.38
only).
Exclusion of Oil-Bearing 73 FR 57 January 2, 2008.
Secondary Materials
Processed in a Gasification
System to Produce Synthesis
Gas (Checklist 216--
Definition of
``Gasification'' at 40 CFR
260.10 and amendment to 40
CFR 261.4(a)(12)(i)).
Expansion of RCRA Comparable 73 FR 77954 December 19, 2008.
Fuel Exclusion (Checklist
221--amendments to 40 CFR
261.4(a)(16) and 261.38).
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(7) Memorandum of Agreement. The Memorandum of Agreement between
EPA Region VI and the State of Arkansas, signed by the Executive
Director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) on
June 27, 2012, and by the EPA Regional Administrator on July 10, 2012,
is referenced as part of the authorized hazardous waste management
program under subtitle C of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq.
(8) Statement of legal authority. ``Attorney General's Statement
for Final Authorization'', signed by the Attorney General of Arkansas
on July 9, 1984 and revisions, supplements, and addenda to that
Statement dated September 24, 1987, February 24, 1989, December 11,
1990, May 7, 1992 and by the Independent Legal Counsel on May 10, 1994,
February 2, 1996, March 3, 1997, July 31, 1997, December 1, 1997,
December 12, 2001, July 27, 2006, December 12, 2010 and October 1, 2012
are referenced as part of the authorized hazardous waste management
program under Subtitle C of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq.
(9) Program Description. The Program Description and any other
materials submitted as part of the original application or as
supplements thereto are referenced as part of the authorized hazardous
waste management program under subtitle C of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6921 et
seq.
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3. Appendix A to part 272 is amended by revising the listing for
``Arkansas'' to read as follows:
Appendix A to Part 272--State Requirements
* * * * *
Arkansas
The statutory provisions include:
Arkansas Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1979, as amended,
Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2011 Replacement, Title 8,
Environmental Law, Chapter 7, Subchapter 2: Sections 8-7-202, 8-7-
203, 8-7-215, 8-7-216, 8-7-219, 8-7-221, 8-7-223 and 8-7-225(a).
Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated (A.C.A.), 2011 Replacement,
Title 8, Environmental Law, Chapter 10, Subchapter 3: Section 8-10-
301(d).
Copies of the Arkansas statutes that are incorporated by
reference are available from Michie Publishing, 1275 Broadway
Albany, New York 12204, Phone: (800) 223-1940.
The regulatory provisions include:
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology (APC&E) Commission
Regulation No. 23, Hazardous Waste Management, as amended June 22,
2012, effective August 12, 2012. Please note that the 2012 APC&E
Commission Regulation No. 23, is the most recent version of the
Arkansas authorized hazardous waste regulations. For a few
provisions, the authorized versions are found in the APC&E
Commission Regulation 23, effective January 21, 1996, March 23, 2006
or June 13, 2010. Arkansas made subsequent changes to these
provisions but these changes have not been authorized by EPA. The
provisions from the January 21, 1996, March 23, 2006 or June 13,
2010 regulations are noted below.
Chapter Two, Sections 3(b) introductory paragraph; 3(b)(2);
3(b)(4); Section 260--Hazardous Waste Management System--General--
260.1; 260.3; 260.10 (except the definitions of ``consolidation'',
``gasification'', ``Performance Track member facility'', the phrase
``a written permit issued by the Arkansas Highway and Transportation
Department authorizing a person to transport hazardous waste
(Hazardous Waste Transportation Permit), or'' in the definition for
``permit'') 260.11 (except reserved provisions); 260.20 (except
260.20(c) through (f)); 260.21; 260.23; 260.30; 260.31(a);
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260.31(b) introductory paragraph; 260.31 (b)(1) through (8) (March
23, 2006); 260.31(c); 260.32; 260.33; 260.40; and 260.41.
Section 261--Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste--
261.1; 261.2; 261.3 (except 261.3(a)(2)(iv) and reserved
provisions); 261.3(a)(2)(iv) (March 23, 2006); 261.4(a) (except
261.4(a)(9)(iii), 261.4(a)(12)(i), and 261.4(a)(16));
261.4(a)(9)(iii) (March 23, 2006); 261.4(b) through (e); 261.4(f)
(except 261.4(f)(9)); 261.4(f)(9) (March 23, 2006); 261.4(g); 261.5;
261.6 (except (a)(5)); 261.7; 261.8; 261.9; 261.10; 261.11; 261.20
through 261.24; 261.30 through 261.33; 261.35; 261.39, 261.40,
261.41, Appendices I, VII and VIII.
Section 262--Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous
Waste--262.10 (except 262.10(d)); 262.11; 262.12; 262.13 (except
262.13(c)); 262.20 (except reserved provision); 262.21; 262.22;
262.23; 262.24 (except 262.24(d)); 262.27; 262.30; 262.31 through
262.33; 262.34 (except 262.34(j)-(l)); 262.35 (except the phrase
``and the requirements of Sec. 262.13(d) and Sec. 263.10(d)'' at
262.35(a)(2)); 262.40; 262.41 (except references to PCBs) (January
21, 1996); 262.42; 262.43; 262.50 through 262.58; 262.60 (except
262.60(e)); 262.70; 262.200 through 262.216; and Appendix I.
Section 263--Standards Applicable to Transporters of Hazardous
Waste--263.10 (except 263.10(d) and (e)), 263.11, 263.12, 263.20
(except 263.20(g)(4) and reserved provision), 263.21, 263.22, 263.30
and 263.31.
Section 264--Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous
Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities--264.1 (except
reserved provisions); 264.3; 264.4; 264.10; 264.11; 264.12 (except
264.12(a)(2)); 264.13 through 264.19; 264.20(a) through (c); 264.30
through 264.35; 264.37; 264.50 through 264.56; 264.70; 264.71
(except 264.71(a)(3), (d) and (e)); 264.72; 264.73 (except
264.73(b)(18) and (b)(19)); 264.74; 264.75 (except first occurrence
of 264.75(a) through (d) and 264.75(g)); 264.75(g) (January 21,
1996); 264.75(h) (January 21, 1996); 264.76(a); 264.77; 264.90
through 264.101; 264.110 through 264.120; 264.140; 264.141 (except
the definition of ``captive insurance'' at 264.141(f)); 264.142;
264.143 (except the last sentence of 264.143(e)(1)); 264.144;
264.145 (except the last sentence of 264.145(e)(1)); 264.146;
264.147 (except the last sentences of 264.147(a)(1)(i) and
264.147(b)(1)(ii) and reserved provision); 264.148; 264.151; 264.170
through 264.174; 264.175 (except reserved provision); 264.176
through 264.179; 264.190 through 264.200; 264.220 through 264.223;
264.226 through 264.232; 264.250 through 264.254; 264.256 through
264.259; 264.270 through 264.273; 264.276; 264.278 through 264.283;
264.300 through 264.304; 264.309; 264.310; 264.312(a); 264.313;
264.314 (except 264.314(a)(2) and (a)(3)) (June 13, 2010); 264.315;
264.316 (except 264.316(b)); 264.316(b) (June 13, 2010); 264.317;
264.340 through 264.345; 264.347 (March 23, 2006); 264.351; 264.550,
264.551; 264.552 (except 264.552 (a)(3)(ii)-(iv)); 264.552
(a)(3)(ii)-(iv) (June 13, 2010); 264.553 through 264.555 (except
reserved provision); 264.570 through 264.575; 264.600 through
264.603; 264.1030 through 264.1036; 264.1050 through 264.1061(except
reserved provision); 264.1062 (June 13, 2010); 264.1063 through
264.1065; 264.1080 through 264.1090; 264.1100 through 264.1102;
264.1200; 264.1201; 264.1202; Appendix I; and Appendices IV, V and
IX.
Section 265--Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators
of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities--
265.1 (except 265.1(c)(4) and reserved provisions); 265.4, 265.10,
265.11, 265.12 (except 265.12(a)(2)), 265.13, 265.14, 265.15 (except
the phrase ``, except for Performance Track member facilities . . .
as described in paragraph (b)(5) of this section'' at 265.15(b)(4)
and 265.15(b)(5)); 265.16 (except 265.16(a)(4)); 265.17 through
265.19; 265.30 through 265.35; 265.37; 265.50; 265.51; 265.52
(except the last three sentences of 265.52(b)); 265.53 through
265.55; 265.56 (except 265.56(i)); 265.56(i) and (j) (March 23,
2006); 265.70, 265.71 (except 265.71(a)(3), (d) and (e)), 265.72;
265.73 (March 23, 2006); 265.74; 265.75 (except 265.75(g));
265.75(g) and (h) (January 21, 1996); 265.76(a); 265.77; 265.90
(except the last sentence of 265.90(d)(1), and in 265.90(d)(3) the
phrase ``and place it in the facility's . . . closure of the
facility''); 265.91; 265.92; 265.93 (except the last sentence of
265.93(d)(2) and the last sentence of 265.93(d)(5)); 265.94; 265.110
through 265.112; 265.113 (except 265.113(e)(5)); 265.113(e)(5)
(March 23, 2006); 265.114 through 265.121; 265.140, 265.141 (except
the definition of ``captive insurance'' at 265.141(f)); 265.142;
265.143 (except the last sentence of 265.143(d)(1) and ``qualified''
before ``Arkansas-registered Professional Engineer'' in 265.143(h));
265.144; 265.145; 265.146; 265.147 (except the last sentences of
265.147(a)(1) and 265.147(b)(1), ``qualified'' before ``Arkansas-
registered Professional Engineer'' in 265.147(e) and reserved
provision); 265.148; 265.170 through 265.173; 265.174 (March 23,
2006); 265.176; 265.177, 265.178, 265.190; 265.191; 265.192;
265.193(a) (March 23, 2006); 265.193(b) through 265.193(i); 265.194;
265.195 (March 23, 2006); 265.196 through 265.200; 265.201 (March
23, 2006); 265.202; 265.220; 265.221 (except 265.221(a)); 265.221(a)
(March 23, 2006); 265.222; 265.223 and 265.224 (March 23, 2006);
265.225; 265.226; 265.228 through 265.231; 265.250 through 265.258;
265.259(a) (March 23, 2006); 265.259(b) and (c); 265.260; 265.270;
265.272; 265.273; 265.276; 265.278; 265.279; 265.280 (except the
word ``qualified'' before ``Arkansas-registered professional
engineer'' in 265.180(e)); 265.281; 265.282; 265.300; 265.301(a)
(March 23, 2006); 265.301(b) through 265.301(i); 265.302; 265.303(a)
(March 23, 2006); 265.303(b) and (c); 265.304; 265.309; 265.310;
265.312(a); 265.313; 265.314(a) (except 265.314(a)(2) and (a)(3))
(March 23, 2006); 265.314(b) (except the last sentence) (March 23,
2006); 265.314(c) through (g) (March 23, 2006); 265.315; 265.316;
265.340; 265.341; 265.345; 265.347; 265.351; 265.352; 265.370;
265.373; 265.375; 265.377; 265.381; 265.382; 265.383; 265.400
through 265.406; 265.430; 265.440 through 265.445; 265.1030 through
265.1035 (except reserved provision); 265.1050 (except reserved
provision); 265.1051 through 265.1060; 265.1061 (March 23, 2006);
265.1062 (March 23, 2006); 265.1063; 265.1064; 265.1080 through
265.1090; 265.1100 (March 23, 2006); 265.1101 (except (c)(2) and the
phrase ``, except for Performance Track . . . director'' and the
last sentence in 265.1101(c)(4)); 265.1101 (c)(2) (March 23, 2006);
265.1102; 265.1200; 265.1201; 265.1202; Appendix I; and Appendices
III through VI.
Section 266--Standards for the Management of Specific Hazardous
Wastes and Specific Types of Hazardous Waste Management Facilities--
266.20 through 266.23; 266.70 (except 266.70(b)(3)); 266.80 (except
items 6 and 7 to the 266.80(a) table); 266.100; 266.101; 266.102
(except 266.102(e)(10)); 266.102(e)(10) (March 23, 2006); 266.103
(except 266.103(d) and (k)); 266.103(d) and (k) (March 23, 2006);
266.104 through 266.112; 266.200 through 266.206; 266.210; 266.220;
266.225; 266.230; 266.235; 266.240; 266.245; 266.250; 266.255;
266.260; 266.305; 266.310; 266.315; 266.320; 266.325; 266.330;
266.335; 266.340; 266.345; 266.350; 266.355; 266.360; and Appendices
I through XIII.
Section 267--Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous
Waste Facilities Operating Under a Standardized Permit--267.1
through 267.3; 267.10 through 267.18; 267.30 through 267.36; 267.50
through 267.58; 267.70 through 267.76; 267.90; 267.101; 267.110
through 267.113; 267.115 through 267.117; 267.140 through 267.143;
267.147 through 267.151; 267.170 through 267.177; 267.190 through
267.204; and 267.1100 through 267.1108.
Section 268--Land Disposal Restrictions--268.1; 268.2 through
268.4, 268.7(a) (except 268.7(a)(1) and reserved provisions);
268.7(a)(1) (March 23, 2006); 268.7(b) (except 268.7(b)(6));
268.7(b)(6) (March 23, 2006); 268.7(c) through (e); 268.9(a) (except
second sentence); 268.9(b) and (c); 268.9(d) introductory paragraph
(March 23, 2006); 268.9(d) (1) and (2) (except reserved provision);
268.13; 268.14; 268.20, 268.30 through 268.39; 268.40 (except
268.40(e)(1)-(4) and 268.40(i)); 268.41; 268.42 (except 268.42(b));
268.43; 268.45; 268.46; 268.48; 268.49; 268.50; and Appendices III,
IV, VI through IX and XI.
Section 270--Administered Permit Programs: The Hazardous Waste
Permit Program--270.1; 270.2; 270.3 (except reserved provision);
270.4; 270.5; 270.6; 270.7 (except 270.7(h) and (j)); 270.10 (except
270.10(e)(8) and (k)); 270.11 through 270.33; 270.40; 270.41; 270.42
(except 270.42(l)); 270.42 Appendix I (except entry at item O);
270.43; 270.50; 270.51; 270.60 (except reserved provision); 270.61
through 270.68; 270.70 through 270.73; 270.79; 270.80; 270.85;
270.90; 270.95; 270.100; 270.105; 270.110; 270.115; 270.120;
270.125; 270.130; 270.135; 270.140; 270.145; 270.150; 270.155;
270.160; 270.165; 270.170; 270.175; 270.180; 270.185; 270.190;
270.195; 270.200; 270.205; 270.210; 270.215; 270.220; 270.225;
270.230; 270.235; 270.250; 270.255; 270.260; 270.265; 270.270;
270.275; 270.280; 270.290; 270.300; 279.305; 270.310; 270.315; and
270.320.
Section 273--Standards for Universal Waste Management--273.1
through 273.4;
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273.5 (except 273.5(b)(3)); 273.6; 273.8 through 273.20; 273.30
through 273.40; 273.50 through 273.56; 273.60; 273.61; 273.62;
273.70 (except 273.70 (d)); 273.80; and 273.81.
Section 279--Standards for the Management of Used Oil--279.1;
279.10; 279.11; 279.12; 279.20 through 279.24; 279.30; 279.31;
279.32; 279.40 through 279.47; 279.50 through 279.67; 279.70 through
279.75; 279.80; 279.81; and 279.82(a).
Copies of the Arkansas regulations that are incorporated by
reference are available from the Arkansas Department of
Environmental Quality Web site at https://www.adeq.state.ar.us/regs/default.htm or the Public Outreach Office, ADEQ, 5301 Northshore
Drive, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72118-5317, Phone: (501) 682-
0923.
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