Chapter NR 661

NR 661.0040 Note Note: The requirements under s. NR 661.0040 are based on 40 CFR 261.40 and are administered by EPA and not the department because the exercise of foreign relations and international commerce powers is reserved to the federal government under the U.S. Constitution. Wisconsin has adopted these requirements into its rules for the convenience of the regulated community and for completeness. The enforcement of the 40 CFR 261.40 requirements remains EPA’s responsibility even though Wisconsin has adopted these requirements into its rules. Wisconsin provides EPA with information on whether Wisconsin facilities designated to receive hazardous waste imports are authorized to manage specific wastes and in ensuring facility compliance with all applicable environmental laws and rules.

NR 661.0040 History History: CR 19-082: cr. Register August 2020 No. 776, eff. 9-1-20.

NR 661.0041 NR 661.0041 Notification and recordkeeping for used, intact cathode ray tubes, CRTs, exported for reuse.

NR 661.0041(1) (1) CRT exporters who export used, intact CRTs for reuse shall send a notification to EPA. This notification may cover export activities extending over a 12-month or lesser period and shall meet all of the following requirements:

NR 661.0041(1)(a) (a) The notification shall be in writing, signed by the exporter, and include all of the following information:

NR 661.0041(1)(a)1. 1. Name, mailing address, telephone number, and EPA ID number, if applicable, of the exporter of the used, intact CRTs.

NR 661.0041(1)(a)2. 2. The estimated frequency or rate at which the used, intact CRTs are to be exported for reuse and the period of time over which they are to be exported.

NR 661.0041(1)(a)3. 3. The estimated total quantity of used, intact CRTs specified in kilograms.

NR 661.0041(1)(a)4. 4. All points of entry to and departure from each transit country through which the used, intact CRTs will pass, a description of the approximate length of time the used, intact CRTs will remain in each country, and the nature of their handling while there.

NR 661.0041(1)(a)5. 5. A description of the means by which each shipment of the used, intact CRTs will be transported. For example, mode of transportation vehicle such as air, highway, rail, water, and types of containers such as drums, boxes, tanks.

NR 661.0041(1)(a)6. 6. The name and address of the ultimate destination facility or facilities where the used, intact CRTs will be reused, refurbished, distributed, or sold for reuse and the estimated quantity of used, intact CRTs to be sent to each facility, as well as the name of any alternate destination facility or facilities.

NR 661.0041(1)(a)7. 7. A description of the manner in which the used, intact CRTs will be reused, including reuse after refurbishment, in the foreign country that will be receiving the used, intact CRTs.

NR 661.0041(1)(a)8. 8. A certification signed by the CRT exporter that states: “I certify under penalty of law that the CRTs described in this notice are intact and fully functioning or capable of being functional after refurbishment and that the used CRTs will be reused or refurbished and reused. I certify under penalty of law that I have personally examined and am familiar with the information submitted in this and all attached documents and that, based on my inquiry of those individuals immediately responsible for obtaining the information, I believe that the submitted information is true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment.”

NR 661.0041(1)(b) (b) A notification submitted by mail shall be sent to the following mailing address: Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Office of Federal Activities, International Compliance Assurance Division, Mail Code 2254A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. Hand-delivered notifications shall be sent to: Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Office of Federal Activities, International Compliance Assurance Division, Mail Code 2254A, Environmental Protection Agency, William Jefferson Clinton Building, Room 6144, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20004. In both cases, the following shall be prominently displayed on the front of the envelope: “Attention: Notification of Intent to Export CRTs.”

NR 661.0041(2) (2) An exporter of used, intact CRTs sent for reuse shall keep copies of normal business records, such as contracts, demonstrating that each shipment of exported used, intact CRTs will be reused. This documentation shall be retained for a period of at least 3 years from the date the CRTs were exported. If the documents are written in a language other than English, the exporters of used, intact CRTs sent for reuse shall provide both the original, non-English version of the normal business records as well as a third-party translation of the normal business records into English within 30 days upon request by EPA.

NR 661.0041 Note Note: The requirements under s. NR 661.0041 are based on 40 CFR 261.41 and are administered by EPA and not the department because the exercise of foreign relations and international commerce powers is reserved to the federal government under the U.S. Constitution. Wisconsin has adopted these requirements into its rules for the convenience of the regulated community and for completeness. The enforcement of the 40 CFR 261.41 requirements remains EPA’s responsibility even though Wisconsin has adopted these requirements into its rules. Wisconsin provides EPA with information on whether Wisconsin facilities designated to receive hazardous waste imports are authorized to manage specific wastes and in ensuring facility compliance with all applicable environmental laws and rules.

NR 661.0041 History History: CR 19-082: cr. Register August 2020 No. 776, eff. 9-1-20.

subch. H of ch. NR 661 Subchapter H — Financial Requirements for Management of Excluded Hazardous Secondary Material

NR 661.0140 NR 661.0140 Applicability.

NR 661.0140(1) (1) Except as provided otherwise in this section, the requirements of this subchapter apply to owners or operators of reclamation and intermediate facilities managing hazardous secondary material excluded under s. NR 661.0004 (1) (x).

NR 661.0140(2) (2) States and the federal government are exempt from the financial assurance requirements of this subchapter.

NR 661.0140 History History: CR 19-082: cr. Register August 2020 No. 776, eff. 9-1-20.

NR 661.0141 NR 661.0141 Definitions. The terms defined in s. NR 665.0141 (4), (6), (7), and (8), have the same meaning in this subchapter as specified in s. NR 665.0141.

NR 661.0141 History History: CR 19-082: cr. Register August 2020 No. 776, eff. 9-1-20; correction made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register August 2020 No. 776.

NR 661.0142 NR 661.0142 Cost estimate.

NR 661.0142(1) (1) The owner or operator shall have a detailed written estimate, in current dollars, of the cost of disposing of any hazardous secondary material as listed or characteristic hazardous waste, and the potential cost of closing the facility as a treatment, storage, and disposal facility. The estimate shall include all of the following:

NR 661.0142(1)(a) (a) The estimate shall equal the cost of conducting those activities at the point when the extent and manner of the facility’s operation would make these activities the most expensive.

NR 661.0142(1)(b) (b) The cost estimate shall be based on the costs to the owner or operator of hiring a third party to conduct these activities. A third party is a party who is neither a parent corporation as defined in s. NR 665.0141 (5) nor a subsidiary of the owner or operator. The owner or operator may use costs for on-site disposal in accordance with applicable requirements if the owner or operator can demonstrate that on-site disposal capacity will exist at all times over the life of the facility.

NR 661.0142(1)(c) (c) The cost estimate may not incorporate any salvage value that may be realized with the sale of hazardous secondary material, or hazardous or non-hazardous wastes if applicable under s. NR 665.0113 (4), facility structures or equipment, land, or other assets associated with the facility.

NR 661.0142(1)(d) (d) The owner or operator may not incorporate a zero cost for hazardous secondary material, or hazardous or non-hazardous wastes if applicable under s. NR 665.0113 (4) that might have economic value.

NR 661.0142(2) (2) During the active life of the facility, the owner or operator shall adjust the cost estimate for inflation within 60 days prior to the anniversary date of the establishment of the financial instrument or instrument used to comply with s. NR 661.0143. For owners and operators using the financial test or corporate guarantee, the cost estimate shall be updated for inflation within 30 days after the close of the firm’s fiscal year and before submission of updated information to the department as specified in s. NR 661.0143 (5) (c). The adjustment may be made by recalculating the cost estimate in current dollars, or by using an inflation factor derived from the most recent Implicit Price Deflator for Gross National Product published by the U.S. department of commerce in its Survey of Current Business, as specified in pars. (a) and (b). The inflation factor is the result of dividing the latest published annual deflator by the deflator for the previous year. Adjustments shall be made as follows:

NR 661.0142(2)(a) (a) The first adjustment is made by multiplying the cost estimate by the inflation factor. The result is the adjusted cost estimate.

NR 661.0142(2)(b) (b) Subsequent adjustments are made by multiplying the latest adjusted cost estimate by the latest inflation factor.

NR 661.0142(3) (3) During the active life of the facility, the owner or operator shall revise the cost estimate no later than 30 days after a change in a facility’s operating plan or design that would increase the costs of conducting the activities described in sub. (1) or no later than 60 days after an unexpected event that increases the cost of conducting the activities described in sub. (1). The revised cost estimate shall be adjusted for inflation as specified in sub. (2).

NR 661.0142(4) (4) The owner or operator shall keep the following at the facility during the operating life of the facility: The latest cost estimate prepared in accordance with subs. (1) and (3) and, when this estimate has been adjusted in accordance with sub. (2), the latest adjusted cost estimate.

NR 661.0142 History History: CR 19-082: cr. Register August 2020 No. 776, eff. 9-1-20; correction in (1) (c), (d) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register April 2021 No. 778.

NR 661.0143 NR 661.0143 Financial assurance condition. As specified in s. NR 661.0004 (1) (x) 6. f. an owner or operator of a reclamation or intermediate facility shall have financial assurance as a condition of the exclusion as required under s. NR 661.0004 (1) (x). The facility shall choose from the options specified in subs. (1) to (5).

NR 661.0143(1) (1) Trust fund.

NR 661.0143(1)(a) (a) An owner or operator may satisfy the requirements of this section by establishing a trust fund that conforms to the requirements of this subsection and submitting an originally signed duplicate of the trust agreement to the department. The trustee shall be an entity that has the authority to act as a trustee and whose trust operations are regulated and examined by a federal or state agency.

NR 661.0143(1)(b) (b) The wording of the trust agreement shall be identical to the wording specified in s. NR 661.0151 (1) (a), and the trust agreement shall be accompanied by a formal certification of acknowledgment as specified in s. NR 661.0151 (1) (b). Schedule A of the trust agreement shall be updated within 60 days after a change in the amount of the current cost estimate covered by the agreement.

NR 661.0143(1)(c) (c) The trust fund shall be funded for the full amount of the current cost estimate before it may be relied upon to satisfy the requirements of this section.

NR 661.0143(1)(d) (d) Whenever the current cost estimate changes, the owner or operator shall compare the new estimate with the trustee’s most recent annual valuation of the trust fund. If the value of the fund is less than the amount of the new estimate, the owner or operator, within 60 days after the change in the cost estimate, shall either deposit an amount into the fund so that its value after this deposit at least equals the amount of the current cost estimate, or obtain other financial assurance as specified in this section to cover the difference.

NR 661.0143(1)(e) (e) If the value of the trust fund is greater than the total amount of the current cost estimate, the owner or operator may submit a written request to the department for release of the amount in excess of the current cost estimate.

NR 661.0143(1)(f) (f) If an owner or operator substitutes other financial assurance as specified in this section for all or part of the trust fund, the owner or operator may submit a written request to the department for release of the amount in excess of the current cost estimate covered by the trust fund.

NR 661.0143(1)(g) (g) Within 60 days after receiving a request from the owner or operator for release of funds as specified in pars. (e) or (f), the department will instruct the trustee to release to the owner or operator such funds as the department specifies in writing. If the owner or operator begins final closure under subch. G of ch. NR 664 or subch. G of ch. NR 665, an owner or operator may request reimbursements for partial or final closure expenditures by submitting itemized bills to the department. The owner or operator may request reimbursements for partial closure only if sufficient funds are remaining in the trust fund to cover the maximum costs of closing the facility over its remaining operating life. No later than 60 days after receiving bills for partial or final closure activities, the department will instruct the trustee to make reimbursements in those amounts as the department specifies in writing, if the department determines that the partial or final closure expenditures are in accordance with the approved closure plan, or otherwise justified. If the department has reason to believe that the maximum cost of closure over the remaining life of the facility will be significantly greater than the value of the trust fund, the department may withhold reimbursements of such amounts as the department deems prudent until the department determines, in accordance with s. NR 665.0143 (9), that the owner or operator is no longer required to maintain financial assurance for final closure of the facility. If the department does not instruct the trustee to make such reimbursements, the department will provide to the owner or operator a detailed written statement of reasons.

NR 661.0143(1)(h) (h) The department will agree to termination of the trust when one of the following apply:

NR 661.0143(1)(h)1. 1. An owner or operator substitutes alternate financial assurance as specified in this section.

NR 661.0143(1)(h)2. 2. The department releases the owner or operator from the requirements of this section in accordance with sub. (9).

NR 661.0143(2) (2) Surety bond guaranteeing payment into a trust fund.

NR 661.0143(2)(a) (a) An owner or operator may satisfy the requirements of this section by obtaining a surety bond that conforms to the requirements of this subsection and submitting the bond to the department. The surety company issuing the bond shall, at a minimum, be among those listed as acceptable sureties on federal bonds in Circular 570 of the U.S. department of the treasury.

NR 661.0143(2)(b) (b) The wording of the surety bond shall be identical to the wording specified in s. NR 661.0151 (2).

NR 661.0143(2)(c) (c) The owner or operator who uses a surety bond to satisfy the requirements of this section shall also establish a standby trust fund. Under the terms of the bond, all payments made thereunder will be deposited by the surety directly into the standby trust fund in accordance with instructions from the department. This standby trust fund shall meet the requirements specified in sub. (1), except for all of the following:

NR 661.0143(2)(c)1. 1. An originally signed duplicate of the trust agreement shall be submitted to the department with the surety bond.

NR 661.0143(2)(c)2. 2. Until the standby trust fund is funded pursuant to the requirements of this section, none of the following are required:

NR 661.0143(2)(c)2.a. a. Payments into the trust fund as specified in sub. (1).

NR 661.0143(2)(c)2.b. b. Updating of Schedule A of the trust agreement, as specified in s. NR 661.0151 (1) to show current cost estimates.

NR 661.0143(2)(c)2.c. c. Annual valuations as required by the trust agreement.

NR 661.0143(2)(c)2.d. d. Notices of nonpayment as required by the trust agreement.

NR 661.0143(2)(d) (d) The bond must guarantee that the owner or operator shall do any of the following:

NR 661.0143(2)(d)1. 1. Fund the standby trust fund in an amount equal to the penal sum of the bond before loss of the exclusion under s. NR 661.0004 (1) (x).

NR 661.0143(2)(d)2. 2. Fund the standby trust fund in an amount equal to the penal sum within 15 days after an administrative order to begin closure issued by the department becomes final, or within 15 days after an order to begin closure is issued by a U.S. district court or other court of competent jurisdiction.

NR 661.0143(2)(d)3. 3. Provide alternate financial assurance as specified in this section, and obtain the department’s written approval of the assurance provided, within 90 days after receipt by both the owner or operator and the department of a notice of cancellation of the bond from the surety.

NR 661.0143(2)(e) (e) Under the terms of the bond, the surety will become liable on the bond obligation when the owner or operator fails to perform as guaranteed by the bond.

NR 661.0143(2)(f) (f) Except as provided in sub. (6), the penal sum of the bond shall be in an amount at least equal to the current cost estimate.

NR 661.0143(2)(g) (g) Whenever the current cost estimate increases to an amount greater than the penal sum, the owner or operator, within 60 days after the increase, shall either cause the penal sum to be increased to an amount at least equal to the current cost estimate and submit evidence of such increase to the department, or obtain other financial assurance as specified in this section to cover the increase. Whenever the current cost estimate decreases, the penal sum may be reduced to the amount of the current cost estimate following written approval by the department.

NR 661.0143(2)(h) (h) Under the terms of the bond, the surety may cancel the bond by sending notice of cancellation by certified mail to the owner or operator and to the department. Cancellation may not occur, however, during the 120 days beginning on the date of receipt of the notice of cancellation by both the owner or operator and the department, as evidenced by the return receipts.

NR 661.0143(2)(i) (i) The owner or operator may cancel the bond if the department has given prior written consent based on the department’s receipt of evidence of alternate financial assurance as specified in this section.

NR 661.0143(3) (3) Letter of credit.

NR 661.0143(3)(a) (a) An owner or operator may satisfy the requirements of this section by obtaining an irrevocable standby letter of credit that conforms to the requirements of this subsection and submitting the letter to the department. The issuing institution shall be an entity that has the authority to issue letters of credit and whose letter-of-credit operations are regulated and examined by a federal or state agency.

NR 661.0143(3)(b) (b) The wording of the letter of credit shall be identical to the wording specified in s. NR 661.0151 (3).

NR 661.0143(3)(c) (c) An owner or operator who uses a letter of credit to satisfy the requirements of this section shall also establish a standby trust fund. Under the terms of the letter of credit, all amounts paid pursuant to a draft by the department will be deposited by the issuing institution directly into the standby trust fund in accordance with instructions from the department. This standby trust fund shall meet the requirements of the trust fund specified in sub. (1), except for all of the following:

NR 661.0143(3)(c)1. 1. An originally signed duplicate of the trust agreement shall be submitted to the department with the letter of credit.

NR 661.0143(3)(c)2. 2. Unless the standby trust fund is funded pursuant to the requirements of this section, none of the following are required:

NR 661.0143(3)(c)2.a. a. Payments into the trust fund as specified in sub. (1).

NR 661.0143(3)(c)2.b. b. Updating of Schedule A of the trust agreement to show current cost estimates, as specified in s. NR 661.0151 (1).

NR 661.0143(3)(c)2.c. c. Annual valuations as required by the trust agreement.

NR 661.0143(3)(c)2.d. d. Notices of nonpayment as required by the trust agreement.

NR 661.0143(3)(d) (d) The letter of credit shall be accompanied by a letter from the owner or operator referring to the letter of credit by number, issuing institution, and date, and providing the following information: The EPA Identification Number, if any issued; name, and address of the facility; and the amount of funds assured for the facility by the letter of credit.

NR 661.0143(3)(e) (e) The letter of credit shall be irrevocable and issued for a period of at least one year. The letter of credit shall provide that the expiration date will be automatically extended for a period of at least one year unless, at least 120 days before the current expiration date, the issuing institution notifies both the owner or operator and the department by certified mail of a decision not to extend the expiration date. Under the terms of the letter of credit, the 120 days will begin on the date when both the owner or operator and the department have received the notice, as evidenced by the return receipts.

NR 661.0143(3)(f) (f) Except as provided in sub. (6), the letter of credit shall be issued in an amount at least equal to the current cost estimate.

NR 661.0143(3)(g) (g) Whenever the current cost estimate increases to an amount greater than the amount of the credit, the owner or operator, within 60 days after the increase, shall either cause the amount of the credit to be increased so that it at least equals the current cost estimate and submit evidence of such increase to the department, or obtain other financial assurance as specified in this section to cover the increase. Whenever the current cost estimate decreases, the amount of the credit may be reduced to the amount of the current cost estimate following written approval by the department.

NR 661.0143(3)(h) (h) Following a determination by the department that the hazardous secondary material do not meet the conditions of the exclusion under s. NR 661.0004 (1) (x), the department may draw on the letter of credit.

NR 661.0143(3)(i) (i) If the owner or operator does not establish alternate financial assurance as specified in this section and obtain written approval of such alternate assurance from the department within 90 days after receipt by both the owner or operator and the department of a notice from the issuing institution that it has decided not to extend the letter of credit beyond the current expiration date, the department will draw on the letter of credit. The department may delay the drawing if the issuing institution grants an extension of the term of the credit. During the last 30 days of any such extension the department will draw on the letter of credit if the owner or operator has failed to provide alternate financial assurance as specified in this section and obtain written approval of such assurance from the department.

NR 661.0143(3)(j) (j) The department will return the letter of credit to the issuing institution for termination when any of the following apply:

NR 661.0143(3)(j)1. 1. An owner or operator substitutes alternate financial assurance as specified in this section.

NR 661.0143(3)(j)2. 2. The department releases the owner or operator from the requirements of this section in accordance with sub. (9).

NR 661.0143(4) (4) Insurance.

NR 661.0143(4)(a) (a) An owner or operator may satisfy the requirements of this section by obtaining insurance that conforms to the requirements of this subsection and submitting a certificate of such insurance to the department. At a minimum, the insurer shall be licensed to transact the business of insurance, or eligible to provide insurance as an excess or surplus lines insurer, in one or more states.

NR 661.0143(4)(b) (b) The wording of the certificate of insurance shall be identical to the wording specified in s. NR 661.0151 (4).