Laws & Regulations

Wood Preserving - Standards and Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities - Federal Register Notice, February 18, 1992

Announcing an administrative stay of the requirements for drip pad coatings, sealers, or covers for existing drip pads at wood preserving plants.

Hazardous Waste Management System - Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste - Toxicity Characteristic - Hydrocarbon Recovery Operations - Federal Register Notice, April 2, 1991

Proposal to extend the compliance date for the Toxicity Characteristic until January 25, 1993 for produced groundwater from free phase hydrocarbon recovery operations at certain petroleum industry sites-namely, refineries, marketing terminals, bulk plants.

Appendix A: RCRA Exclusions and Exemptions - Federal Regulatory Universe

Determining Whether State Hazardous Waste Requirements are More Stringent or Broader in Scope than the Federal RCRA Program, Appendix A.

Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities-Organic Air Emission Standards for Process Vents and Equipment Leaks - Technical Amendment - Federal Register Notice, April 26, 1991

This document corrects typographical errors in the regulatory text of the final standards that would limit organic air emissions as a class at hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDF) that are subject to regulation under subtitle

Burning of Hazardous Waste in Boilers and Industrial Furnaces - Federal Register Notice, August 25, 1992

This action makes several technical clarification amendments and corrections to the final rule for boilers and industrial furnaces burning hazardous waste.

Hazardous Waste Management System - Testing and Monitoring Activities - Federal Register Notice, August 31, 1993

EPA is amending its hazardous waste regulations under subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976, as amended, for testing and monitoring activities.

Hazardous Waste Management Systems: Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste - CERCLA Hazardous Substance Designation-Petroleum Refinery Primary and Other Listings (F037 and F038) - Federal Register Notice, November 2, 1990

EPA is today promulgating regulations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to add two wastes to the list of hazardous wastes under 40 CFR 261.31.

Hazardous Waste Management - Liquids in Landfills - Federal Register Notice, November 18, 1992

Under authority of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSWA), EPA is promulgating this final rule regarding the landfill disposal of containerized liquids mixed with sorbents.

National Grid Approval to Decontaminate Natural Gas Pipeline Using Soaking Tanks Filled with Enviro Clean

document page for National Grid approval to decontaminate natural gas pipeline and other non-porous metal surfaces contaminated with PCBs using soaking tanks filled with Enviro Clean, a performance based organic decontamination solvent

Hazardous Waste Management System - Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste - Toxicity Characteristic Revision - Federal Register Notice, February 2, 1993

Detailed corrections for rule document 92-28320 beginning on page 55114 in the issue of Tuesday, November 24, 1992.

Corrective Action Management Units and Temporary Units - Corrective Action Provisions Under Subtitle C - Federal Register Notice, February 16, 1993

EPA is promulgating today certain corrective action-related regulations under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).

Hazardous Waste Management System - Definition of Hazardous Waste - ""Mixture"" and ""Derived- From"" Rules - Federal Register Notice, October 30, 1992

This action responds to public comment on two proposals (57 FR 7636, March 3, 1992, and 57 FR 21450, May 20, 1992) to modify EPA's hazardous waste identification rules under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).

Phase IV Land Disposal Restrictions Rule - Clarification of Effective Dates

Memo to clarify the effective dates for the major provisions of the Phase IV rule. It is supplemental to the final rule preamble at page 28556 (“Effective Dates”) and pages 28634-5 (“State Authority”).

Requirements for Preparation, Adoption, and Submittal of Implementation Plans - Federal Register Notice, July 20, 1993

EPA is setting out the Guideline, revised by supplements A and B, as appendix W to 40 CFR part 51.

Standards Applicable to Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities - Financial Responsibility for Third-Party Liability, Closure, and Post-Closure - Federal Register Notice, September 16, 1992

EPA is amending its financial assurance requirements under subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).

Land Disposal Restrictions for Third Third Scheduled Wastes - Federal Register Notice, March 6, 1992

On June 1, 1990, EPA published regulations promulgating congressionally mandated prohibitions on land disposal of certain hazardous wastes. This notice corrects errors and clarifies the language in the preamble and regulations of the final rule.

Hazardous Waste Management System - Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste - Toxicity Characteristic Revision - Federal Register Notice, November 24, 1992

EPA is amending its hazardous waste regulations under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) for testing conducted to evaluate a solid waste for the Toxicity Characteristic.

Final Regulatory Determination for Special Wastes From Mineral Processing (Mining Waste Exclusion) - Federal Register Notice, June 13, 1991

This action presents the Agency's final regulatory determination required by section 3001(b)(3)(C) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) for 20 special wastes from the processing of ores and minerals.

Hazardous Waste Management System: Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste - CERCLA Hazardous Substance Designation-Petroleum Refinery Primary and Other Listings (F037 and F038) - Federal Register Notice, May 13, 1991

The Agency is promulgating an interim final rule revising the definition of wastes subject to the F037 and F038 listings to state that sludges from non-contact, once-through cooling waters are not included.

Hazardous Waste Management System - Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste - Toxicity Characteristic - Corrections - Federal Register Notice, July 10, 1992

On March 29, 1990, EPA promulgated a rule (55 FR 11798) to revise the existing toxicity characteristics (TC) used to identify certain wastes defined as hazardous.