RCRA REVISION CHECKLIST 249
Second Technical Corrections to Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements, the Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals, and the Definition of Solid Waste Rules.
89 FR 99727-99732
	December 11, 2024
	(RCRA Cluster XXXIII, HSWA/Non-HSWA)

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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	
	Revise to read: Except as provided in paragraphs (e)(2) and (4) of this section, persons who generate or collect samples for the purpose of conducting treatability studies as defined in 40 CFR 260.10, are not subject to any requirement of this part, 40 CFR parts 262 and 263, or to the notification requirements of Section 3010 of RCRA, nor are such samples included in the quantity determinations of 40 CFR 262.13 and the accumulation limits in 40 CFR 262.14(a)(3), 40 CFR 262.14(a)(4), and 40 CFR 262.16(b)(1) when:	261.4(e)(1)						
	PART 262 STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE	
	SUBPART A GENERAL	
1.	Revise to read: Accumulation limit. The quantity of acute hazardous waste accumulated on site never exceeds 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) and the quantity of non-acute hazardous waste accumulated on site never exceeds 6,000 kilograms (13,200 pounds);	262.16(b)(1)						
	Revise to read: Notification for closure of a waste accumulation unit. A large quantity generator must perform one of the following when closing a waste accumulation unit, but not all waste accumulation units:
	262.17(a)(8)(i)						
	Revise to read: Place a notice in the operating record within 30 days after closure identifying the location of the unit within the facility (if the waste accumulation unit is subsequently reopened, the generator may remove the notice from the operating record); or
	262.17(a)(8)(i)(A)						
	Revise to read: Meet the closure performance standards of paragraph (a)(8)(iii) of this section for container, tank, and containment building waste accumulation units or paragraph (a)(8)(iv) of this section for drip pads and notify EPA following the procedures in paragraph (a)(8)(ii)(B) of this section for the waste accumulation unit.
	262.17(a)(8)(i)(B)						
	PART 266 STANDARDS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SPECIFIC HAZARDOUS WASTES AND SPECIFIC TYPES OF HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES	
	SUBPART P HAZARDOUS WASTE PHARMACEUTICALS	
	Revise to read: A healthcare facility shipping non-creditable hazardous waste pharmaceuticals must write the word “PHRM” or “PHARMS” in Item 13 of EPA Form 8700-22. A healthcare facility may also include the applicable EPA hazardous waste numbers (i.e., hazardous waste codes) in Item 13 of EPA Form 8700-22.	266.508(a)(2)(ii)						
 
1.	This provision is promulgated under HSWA Authority.