AES Filing Compliance Date for Hazardous Waste Exports, 41015-41016 [2017-18285]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 166 / Tuesday, August 29, 2017 / Notices Docket No. 6. 7. 8. 9. File date P–13318–000 .................................................................. CP16–454–000, CP16–455–000 ..................................... CP17–80–000 .................................................................. CP15–93–000 .................................................................. 8–15–2017 8–16–2017 8–17–2017 8–18–2017 41015 Presenter or requester FERC Staff 4 FERC Staff 5 FERC Staff 6 State of Ohio Lieutenant Governor, Mary Taylor. 1 Two letters have been sent to FERC Commissioners and staff under this docket number. Members Frank Pallone, Jr. and Maria Cantwell. James M. Inhofe and James Lankford. House Representatives Markwayne Mullin and Jim Bridestine. 4 Email dated August 14, 2017 with Daniel Blake from U.S Fish and Wildlife Service. 5 Conference Call Notes for call on August 15, 2017 with U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration and Rio Grande LNG, LLC’s contractor CH•IV International. 6 Email dated August 11, 2017 with Tonya Tipton from Shawnee Tribe. 2 Ranking 3 Senators sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Dated: August 23, 2017. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. The AES filing compliance date is December 31, 2017. ADDRESSES: The EPA established a [FR Doc. 2017–18246 Filed 8–28–17; 8:45 am] docket for the ‘‘Hazardous Waste Export-Import Revisions’’ under Docket BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ID No. EPA–HQ–RCRA–2015–0147, which includes this announcement. All documents in the docket are listed on ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION the https://www.regulations.gov Web AGENCY site. Although listed in the index, some [EPA–HQ–RCRA–2015–0147; FRL–9966–76– information is not publicly available, OLEM] e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. AES Filing Compliance Date for Certain other material, such as Hazardous Waste Exports copyrighted material, is not placed on AGENCY: Environmental Protection the Internet and will be publicly Agency (EPA). available only in hard copy form. ACTION: Notice of announcement of Publicly available docket materials are compliance date. available electronically through https:// www.regulations.gov. SUMMARY: This action announces that FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the Automated Export System (AES) Laura Coughlan, Materials Recovery and filing compliance date for export Waste Management Division, Office of shipments of hazardous waste and Resource Conservation and Recovery certain other materials is December 31, (5304P), Environmental Protection 2017. Under the ‘‘Hazardous Waste Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue Export-Import Revisions’’ final rule NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone published on November 28, 2016, that became effective on December 31, 2016, number: (703) 308–0005; fax number: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 703–308–0514; email address: coughlan.laura@epa.gov. provided flexibility to the regulated community by establishing a transition SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: period prior to the required filing of I. Background EPA information into the AES for these On November 28, 2016, EPA finalized export shipments. EPA had stated in the revisions to the Resource Conservation final rule that during the transition and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations period, either paper processes or electronic processes at the port could be governing imports and exports of hazardous waste and certain other used until a future AES filing materials in 40 CFR part 262 (81 FR compliance date, which would be 85696). These revisions included a announced in a separate Federal stepwise conversion from a paper Register action. EPA is making this process for export shipments at the port announcement of the AES filing to an electronic process to fulfill the compliance date of December 31, 2017 in this action. On or after this AES filing direction set forth in Executive Order 13659 concerning the electronic compliance date, all exporters of management of international trade data manifested hazardous waste, universal by the U.S. Government as part of the waste, and spent lead-acid batteries for International Trade Data System (ITDS). recycling or disposal, and all exporters of cathode ray tubes for recycling will Under Executive Order 13659, be required to file EPA information in agencies were required to have the AES or AESDirect for each export capabilities, agreements, and other shipment. Paper processes will no requirements in place by December 31, longer be allowed on or after the 2016, to utilize the ITDS and supporting compliance date. systems, such as the Automated Export VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:45 Aug 28, 2017 DATES: Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 System (AES) or its successor system, as the primary means of receiving from users the standard set of data and other relevant documentation (exclusive of applications for permits, licenses, or certifications) required for the release of imported cargo and clearance of cargo for export. The AES resides in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP’s) Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). With respect to RCRA waste exports subject to consent requirements, EPA’s regulatory revisions and CBP’s changes to AES were established to utilize electronic processes in AES, or its successor system, in place of existing paper processes at the port or border crossing required to clear export shipments for departure. Currently, exports of hazardous waste, including those eligible for the alternate management standards of 40 CFR part 273 (i.e., universal waste) or 40 CFR part 266 (e.g., spent lead acid batteries being shipped for recycling), and exports of cathode ray tubes for recycling are subject to RCRA consent requirements. EPA’s final rule had allowed exporters to choose whether to follow the existing paper process or the new electronic procedure at the border during an initial transition period until the ‘‘AES filing compliance date’’ defined in 40 CFR 260.10, and to be announced in a future Federal Register action. With this announcement, starting on the AES filing compliance date of December 31, 2017, exporters or their authorized agents will no longer be able to use a paper process, and will have to file certain EPA data in the AES, or its successor system. The data they must file is set forth in 40 CFR 261.39(a)(5)(v)(B) for cathode ray tube exports and in 40 CFR 262.83(a)(6)(ii) for hazardous waste exports. A detailed description of the electronic process is available in Section III.B of the ‘‘Hazardous Waste Export-Import Revisions’’ (81 FR 85696, November 28, 2016) final rule. II. EPA Outreach EPA has held three webinars for exporters on how to file the EPA E:\FR\FM\29AUN1.SGM 29AUN1 41016 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 166 / Tuesday, August 29, 2017 / Notices information in AES on January 18, 2017, May 8, 2017, and June 5, 2017. In the May and June webinars, EPA stated that the transition period would end no later than December 31, 2017. Materials and recordings of the May and June webinars are available at https://cluin.org/conf/tio/AESExporters_050817/ and https://clu-in.org/conf/tio/ AESExporters_060517/, respectively. EPA is also reaching out to individual exporters to ensure that all exporters with consent can successfully file the EPA information in AES for their export shipments. Dated: August 15, 2017. Barry N. Breen, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Land and Emergency Management. [FR Doc. 2017–18285 Filed 8–28–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9966–77-Region 9] Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection To Proposed Permit for Chevron USA Inc.—7Z Steam Plant, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of final action. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: This document announces that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator has responded to a citizen petition asking the EPA to object to the proposed issuance of an Authority to Construct/ Certificate of Conformity (Permit) issued by the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (SJVUAPCD). Specifically, the Administrator has denied the July 7, 2016 petition (Petition), submitted by the Climate Change Law Foundation, Association of Irritated Residents, Center for Biological Diversity, and Sierra Club to object to SJVUAPCD’s proposed issuance of the Permit for the Chevron USA Inc.—7Z Steam Plant in Kern County, California. ADDRESSES: Copies of the final Order, the Petition, and other supporting information is available electronically at the following Web site: https:// www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/ title-v-petition-database. The EPA requests that you contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to view copies of the final Order, Petition, and other supporting information. You may view the hard copies Monday through VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:45 Aug 28, 2017 Jkt 241001 Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., excluding Federal holidays. If you wish to examine these documents, you should make an appointment at least 24 hours before the visiting day. Additionally, the final Order is available electronically at: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/ files/2017-04/documents/chevron_ response2016_0.pdf. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Yannayon, EPA Region IX, (415) 972–3534, yannayon.laura@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SJVUAPCD Rule 2201 affords the EPA a 45-day period to review and object to, as appropriate, a proposed permit. Rule 2201 § 5.9.1. If the EPA does not object, Rule 2201 allows any person to petition the EPA, within 60 days, to object to the proposed permit. Petitions must be based only on objections to the permit that were raised with reasonable specificity during the public comment period, unless the petitioner demonstrates that it was impracticable to raise these issues during the comment period, or the grounds for the issue arose after this period. The EPA received the Petition dated July 7, 2016, requesting that the EPA object to the proposed issuance of the Permit to Chevron USA Inc., for modifications to its 7Z Steam Plant, located in Kern County, California. In summary, the Petition claimed that certain emission reduction credits used in the permitting process were invalid. On April 24, 2017, the Administrator issued an order denying the Petition. The EPA’s rationale for denying the claims raised in the petition are described in the Order. Dated: August 11, 2017. Alexis Strauss, Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX. 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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 29, 2017)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18285]


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AES Filing Compliance Date for Hazardous Waste Exports

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of announcement of compliance date.

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SUMMARY: This action announces that the Automated Export System (AES) 
filing compliance date for export shipments of hazardous waste and 
certain other materials is December 31, 2017. Under the ``Hazardous 
Waste Export-Import Revisions'' final rule published on November 28, 
2016, that became effective on December 31, 2016, Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) provided flexibility to the regulated community 
by establishing a transition period prior to the required filing of EPA 
information into the AES for these export shipments. EPA had stated in 
the final rule that during the transition period, either paper 
processes or electronic processes at the port could be used until a 
future AES filing compliance date, which would be announced in a 
separate Federal Register action. EPA is making this announcement of 
the AES filing compliance date of December 31, 2017 in this action. On 
or after this AES filing compliance date, all exporters of manifested 
hazardous waste, universal waste, and spent lead-acid batteries for 
recycling or disposal, and all exporters of cathode ray tubes for 
recycling will be required to file EPA information in the AES or 
AESDirect for each export shipment. Paper processes will no longer be 
allowed on or after the compliance date.

DATES: The AES filing compliance date is December 31, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The EPA established a docket for the ``Hazardous Waste 
Export-Import Revisions'' under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2015-0147, 
which includes this announcement. All documents in the docket are 
listed on the https://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in 
the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or 
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain 
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the 
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. 
Publicly available docket materials are available electronically 
through https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Coughlan, Materials Recovery and 
Waste Management Division, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery 
(5304P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 308-0005; fax number: 
703-308-0514; email address: coughlan.laura@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    On November 28, 2016, EPA finalized revisions to the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations governing imports and 
exports of hazardous waste and certain other materials in 40 CFR part 
262 (81 FR 85696). These revisions included a stepwise conversion from 
a paper process for export shipments at the port to an electronic 
process to fulfill the direction set forth in Executive Order 13659 
concerning the electronic management of international trade data by the 
U.S. Government as part of the International Trade Data System (ITDS).
    Under Executive Order 13659, agencies were required to have 
capabilities, agreements, and other requirements in place by December 
31, 2016, to utilize the ITDS and supporting systems, such as the 
Automated Export System (AES) or its successor system, as the primary 
means of receiving from users the standard set of data and other 
relevant documentation (exclusive of applications for permits, 
licenses, or certifications) required for the release of imported cargo 
and clearance of cargo for export. The AES resides in the U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection's (CBP's) Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). 
With respect to RCRA waste exports subject to consent requirements, 
EPA's regulatory revisions and CBP's changes to AES were established to 
utilize electronic processes in AES, or its successor system, in place 
of existing paper processes at the port or border crossing required to 
clear export shipments for departure. Currently, exports of hazardous 
waste, including those eligible for the alternate management standards 
of 40 CFR part 273 (i.e., universal waste) or 40 CFR part 266 (e.g., 
spent lead acid batteries being shipped for recycling), and exports of 
cathode ray tubes for recycling are subject to RCRA consent 
requirements. EPA's final rule had allowed exporters to choose whether 
to follow the existing paper process or the new electronic procedure at 
the border during an initial transition period until the ``AES filing 
compliance date'' defined in 40 CFR 260.10, and to be announced in a 
future Federal Register action.
    With this announcement, starting on the AES filing compliance date 
of December 31, 2017, exporters or their authorized agents will no 
longer be able to use a paper process, and will have to file certain 
EPA data in the AES, or its successor system. The data they must file 
is set forth in 40 CFR 261.39(a)(5)(v)(B) for cathode ray tube exports 
and in 40 CFR 262.83(a)(6)(ii) for hazardous waste exports. A detailed 
description of the electronic process is available in Section III.B of 
the ``Hazardous Waste Export-Import Revisions'' (81 FR 85696, November 
28, 2016) final rule.

II. EPA Outreach

    EPA has held three webinars for exporters on how to file the EPA

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information in AES on January 18, 2017, May 8, 2017, and June 5, 2017. 
In the May and June webinars, EPA stated that the transition period 
would end no later than December 31, 2017. Materials and recordings of 
the May and June webinars are available at https://clu-in.org/conf/tio/AESExporters_050817/ and https://clu-in.org/conf/tio/AESExporters_060517/, respectively. EPA is also reaching out to 
individual exporters to ensure that all exporters with consent can 
successfully file the EPA information in AES for their export 
shipments.

    Dated: August 15, 2017.
Barry N. Breen,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Land and Emergency 
Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-18285 Filed 8-28-17; 8:45 am]
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