The Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA) requires EPA to establish a national regulatory program
to ensure that hazardous wastes are managed in a manner protective
of human health and the environment. Under this program, EPA
regulates newly generated hazardous wastes, as well as hazardous
remediation wastes (i.e., hazardous wastes managed during cleanup).
Hazardous remediation waste management sites must comply with all
parts of 40 CFR part 264 except subparts B, C, and D. In place of
these requirements, they need to comply with performance standards
based on the general requirement goals in these sections, which are
codified at 40 CFR 264.1(j). Under 264.1(j), owners/operators of
remediation waste management sites must develop and maintain
procedures to prevent accidents. These procedures must address
proper design, construction, maintenance, and operation of
hazardous remediation waste management units at the site. In
addition, owners/operators must develop and maintain a contingency
and emergency plan to control accidents that occur. The plan must
explain specifically how to treat, store, and dispose of the
hazardous remediation waste in question, and must be implemented
immediately whenever fire, explosion, or release of hazardous waste
or hazardous waste constituents that could threaten human health or
the environment. In addition, the Remedial Action Plan streamlines
the permitting process for remediation waste management sites to
allow cleanups to take place more quickly.
US Code:
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USC 6924 Name of Law: Solid Waste Disposal Act
There is a decrease of 592
hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the
ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease is due to a decrease
in the number of hazardous remediation waste management sites.
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