RCRA REVISION CHECKLIST 168

Hazardous Waste Combustors; Revised Standards
63 FR 33782 - 33829
June 19, 1998
(RCRA Cluster VIII, non-HSWA provisions)

Note that the June 19, 1998 rule addressed by this checklist makes amendments addressing the Clean Air Regulations.    These changes are not necessary for RCRA authorization for this rule; however, of concern are those places within the RCRA regulations  which reference changes made to the Clean Air Regulations.   In these situations, a State must reference regulations analogous to the referenced provisions.   A State may, if it has chosen to adopt these optional Clean Air Regulation changes, reference its own corresponding analog.   If choosing not to adopt them, a State should retain the reference to the Federal regulations.   Those provisions where this issue of concern have been indicated with  a “ U” in the far left margin.  

	FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS	FEDERAL RCRA CITATION	ANALOGOUS STATE CITATION	STATE ANALOG IS:				
				EQUIV-ALENT	LESS
STRIN-
GENT	MORE STRIN-GENT	BROADER IN SCOPE	
	PART 261 - IDENTIFICATION AND LISTING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE							
	SUBPART A - GENERAL							
	EXCLUSIONS							
,†	add paragraph; comparable fuels or syngas fuels that meet requirements of 261.38	261.4(a)(16)						
	SUBPART D - LISTS OF HAZARDOUS WASTES							
,†	COMPARABLE/SYNGAS FUEL EXCLUSION							
	wastes meeting following comparable/syngas fuel requirements are not solid wastes:	261.38 intro						
	comparable fuels; physical and constituent specifications	261.38(a) intro						
		261.38(a)(1) intro						
		261.38(a)(1)(i)						
		261.38(a)(1)(ii)						
		261.38(a)(2)						

	synthesis gas fuel specifications	261.38(b) intro						
		261.38(b)(1)						
		261.38(b)(2)						
		261.38(b)(3)						
		261.38(b)(4)						
		261.38(b)(5)						
	Detection and Detection Limit Values for Comparable Fuel Specification	261.38/Table 1						
	implementation; waste meeting comparable or syngas fuel specification is excluded from the definition of solid waste provided following requirements are met:	261.38(c) intro						
	notices; person claiming and qualifying for exclusion is comparable/syngas fuel generator; person burning fuel is  comparable/syngas burner; generator must claim and certify exclusion	261.38(c)(1)						
	State RCRA and CAA Directors in authorized States or Regional RCRA and CAA Directors in unauthorized States	261.38(c)(1)(i) intro						
	generator must submit  one-time notice certifying compliance with conditions of exclusion and providing required documentation	261.38(c)(1)(i)(A)						
	generator shall specify facility(ies) generating comparable/syngas fuel	261.38(c)(1)(i)(B)						
	generator's notification requirements	261.38(c)(1)(i)(C) intro						
		261.38(c)(1)(i)(C)(1)						
		261.38(c)(1)(i)(C)(2)						
		261.38(c)(1)(i)(C)(3)						
		261.38(c)(1)(i)(C)(4)						
	public notice; prior to burning excluded comparable/syngas fuel, burner must publish notice; information requirements	261.38(c)(1)(ii) intro						
		261.38(c)(1)(ii)(A)						
		261.38(c)(1)(ii)(B)						
		261.38(c)(1)(ii)(C)						
		261.38(c)(1)(ii)(D)						
		261.38(c)(1)(ii)(E)						
 U	burning; exclusion for comparable/syngas fuel applies only if fuel is burned in units subject to Federal/State/local air emission requirements, including applicable CAA MACT requirements	261.38(c)(2) intro						
	industrial furnaces as defined in § 260.10	261.38(c)(2)(i)						
	boilers as defined in § 260.10, and	261.38(c)(2)(ii) intro						
	industrial boilers located on facility engaged in manufacturing process where substances are transformed into new products, including component parts of products, by mechanical or chemical processes; or	261.38(c)(2)(ii)(A)						
	utility boilers used to produce electric power, steam, heated or cooled air, or other gases or fluids for sale	261.38(c)(2)(ii)(B)						
 U	hazardous waste incinerators subject to regulation under subpart O of parts 264 and 265, or applicable CAA MACT standards	261.38(c)(2)(iii)						
	blending to meet viscosity specification; hazardous waste blending requirements	261.38(c)(3) intro						
		261.38(c)(3)(i)						
		261.38(c)(3)(ii)						
		261.38(c)(3)(iii)						
	treatment to meet comparable fuel exclusion specifications	261.38(c)(4) intro						
	hazardous waste may be treated to meet exclusion specification if standards are met; treatment standards	261.38(c)(4)(i) intro						
		261.38(c)(4)(i)(A)						
		261.38(c)(4)(i)(B)						
		261.38(c)(4)(i)(C)						
	residuals resulting from treatment of listed subpart D hazardous waste to generate a comparable fuel remain hazardous waste	261.38(c)(4)(ii)						
	generation of a syngas fuel	261.38(c)(5) intro						
	syngas fuel can be generated from processing hazardous wastes to meet exclusion specification; processing standards	261.38(c)(5)(i) intro						
		261.38(c)(5)(i)(A)						
		261.38(c)(5)(i)(B)						
		261.38(c)(5)(i)(C)						
	residuals resulting from treatment of listed subpart D hazardous waste to generate a comparable fuel remain hazardous waste	261.38(c)(5)(ii)						
	dilution prohibition for comparable/syngas fuels	261.38(c)(6)						
	waste analysis plans; generator shall develop and follow written waste analysis plan; plan shall be developed in accordance with SW-846 and followed/retained at facility excluding waste	261.38(c)(7) intro						
	minimum specifications for waste analysis plan	261.38(c)(7)(i) intro						
		261.38(c)(7)(i)(A)						
		261.38(c)(7)(i)(B)						
		261.38(c)(7)(i)(C)						
		261.38(c)(7)(i)(D)						
		261.38(c)(7)(i)(E)						

	waste analysis plan recording requirements 	261.38(c)(7)(ii) intro						
		261.38(c)(7)(ii)(A)						
		261.38(c)(7)(ii)(B)						
		261.38(c)(7)(ii)(C)						
		261.38(c)(7)(ii)(D)						
		261.38(c)(7)(ii)(E)						
		261.38(c)(7)(ii)(F)						
		261.38(c)(7)(ii)(G)						
		261.38(c)(7)(ii)(H)						
	waste analysis plan shall be submitted prior to performing sampling, analysis or management of syngas fuel as excluded waste; approval of plan must be in writing and received by facility prior to sampling and analysis; plan approval may contain provisions and conditions as regulatory authority deems appropriate	261.38(c)(7)(iii)						
	comparable fuel sampling and analysis	261.38(c)(8) intro						
	for each excluded waste generator must test for constituents in Part 261 Appendix VIII, except those generator determines by testing or knowledge to not be present in waste; generator required to document basis of each decision; generator may not determine certain categories of constituents should not be present	261.38(c)(8)(i) intro						
		261.38(c)(8)(i)(A)						
		261.38(c)(8)(i)(B)						
		261.38(c)(8)(i)(C)						
		261.38(c)(8)(i)(D)						
	for each excluded waste where generator of comparable/syngas fuel is not original generator, generator of comparable/syngas fuel may not use process knowledge and must test to determine constituent specifications	261.38(c)(8)(ii)						
	generator may use any reliable analytical method to demonstrate no constituent of concern is present above specification levels; responsibility of generator to ensure unbiased, precise, and representative sampling and analysis; waste is eligible for exclusion if:	261.38(c)(8)(iii) intro						
	each constituent of concern is not present above specification level at 95% upper confidence limit around mean, and	261.38(c)(8)(iii)(A)						
	analysis could have detected presence of constituent at or below specification level at 95% upper confidence limit around mean	261.38(c)(8)(iii)(B)						
	nothing preempts, overrides or negates 262.11 provision which requires generators of solid waste to determine if waste is hazardous waste	261.38(c)(8)(iv)						
	in enforcement action, burden of proof to establish conformance with exclusion specification shall be on generator	261.38(c)(8)(v)						
	generator must conduct sampling and analysis in accordance with waste analysis plan	261.38(c)(8)(vi)						
	syngas and comparable fuel not blended to meet kinematic viscosity specification shall be analyzed as generated	261.38(c)(8)(vii)						
	if comparable fuel blended to meet kinematic viscosity specification generator shall: 	261.38(c)(8)(viii) intro						
	analyze fuel as generated to ensure meeting constituent and heating value specifications	261.38(c)(8)(viii)(A)						
	after blending, analyze fuel again to ensure blended fuel meets comparable/syngas fuel specifications	261.38(c)(8)(viii)(B)						
	excluded comparable/syngas fuel must be re-tested at least annually and after a process change that could change chemical or physical properties of waste	261.38(c)(8)(ix)						
	speculative accumulation; any persons handling  comparable/syngas fuel are subject to speculative accumulation test under 261.2(c)(4)	261.38(c)(9)						
	records; generator must maintain certain records on-site 	261.38(c)(10) intro						
	
information required to be submitted to implementing authority as part of notification of claim	261.38(c)(10)(i) intro						
		261.38(c)(10)(i)(A)						
		261.38(c)(10)(i)(B)						
		261.38(c)(10)(i)(C)						
	brief description of process generating hazardous waste and process generating excluded fuel, if not same	261.38(c)(10)(ii)						
	estimate of average and maximum monthly and annual quantities of each waste claimed for exclusion	261.38(c)(10)(iii)						
	documentation for any claim that constituent is not present in hazardous waste	261.38(c)(10)(iv)						
	results of all analyses and all detection limits achieved	261.38(c)(10)(v)						
	required documentation if excluded waste was generated through treatment or blending	261.38(c)(10)(vi)						
	certification from burner if waste is shipped off-site	261.38(c)(10)(vii)						
	waste analysis plan and results of sampling and analysis	261.38(c)(10)(viii) intro						

	required analysis and sampling information	261.38(c)(10)(viii)(A)						
		261.38(c)(10)(viii)(B)						
		261.38(c)(10)(viii)(C)						
		261.38(c)(10)(viii)(D)						
		261.38(c)(10)(viii)(E)						
		261.38(c)(10)(viii)(F)						
		261.38(c)(10)(viii)(G)						
		261.38(c)(10)(viii)(H)						
	if  fuel is shipped off-site for burning, generator must retain shipment information on-site; information requirements	261.38(c)(10)(ix) intro						
		261.38(c)(10)(ix)(A)						
		261.38(c)(10)(ix)(B)						
		261.38(c)(10)(ix)(C)						
		261.38(c)(10)(ix)(D)						
		261.38(c)(10)(ix)(E)						
	records retention; records must be maintained for three years; generator must maintain current waste analysis plan during three-year period	261.38(c)(11)						
	burner certification; prior to submitting notification, generator intending to ship fuel off-site for burning must obtain one-time written, signed statement from burner; certification information requirements	261.38(c)(12) intro						
		261.38(c)(12)(i)						
		261.38(c)(12)(ii)						
		261.38(c)(12)(iii)						
	ineligible waste codes; wastes listed because of presence of dioxins or furans are not eligible for exclusion, and fuel produced from or containing these wastes remains hazardous waste subject to full RCRA requirements	261.38(c)(13)						
	PART 270 - EPA ADMINISTERED PERMIT PROGRAMS:  THE HAZARDOUS WASTE PERMIT PROGRAM							
	SUBPART D - CHANGES TO PERMITS							
	PERMIT MODIFICATION AT THE REQUEST OF THE PERMITTEE							
 U,†	add new paragraph; combustion facility changes to meet part 63 MACT standards; procedures  apply to hazardous waste combustion facility permit modifications requested under Appendix I of 270.42, section L(9)	270.42(j) intro						
		270.42(j)(1)						
		270.42(j)(2)						
†	add entry L(9) as follows:	270.42 Appendix I						
								
	Modification						Class	
	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*							
	L. Incinerators, Boilers and Industrial Furnaces						1 1	
	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*							
	9.	Technology Changes Needed to meet Standards under 40 CFR part 63 (Subpart EEE - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From Hazardous Waste Combustors), provided the procedures of §270.42(i) are followed.							
	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*							
	1 Class 1 modifications requiring Agency prior approval.							

	SUBPART G - INTERIM STATUS							
	CHANGES DURING INTERIM STATUS							
 U,†	add paragraph; changes necessary to comply with standards under 40 CFR part 63, Subpart EEE - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From Hazardous Waste Combustors	270.72(b)(8)