A.
NESHAP Final Standards for HW Combustors Amendments, April 8, 2008.
Summary: The federal amendments to the October 2005 final rule clarify several compliance and monitoring provisions and correct several omissions and typographical errors in the final rule. The amendments contain no unfunded mandates, no information collection burdens, affect only hazardous waste combustion facilities with specific North American Industry Classification System (NAICs) codes, and at present there are no known affected entities operating in Wisconsin. (Corrections and clarifications; minimal to no impact; EPA checklist 217)
Addressed in NR 664.0340, Wis. Adm. Code.
B.
F019 Exemption for Waste Water Treatment Sludges from Auto Manufacturing Zinc Phosphating Process, June 4, 2008. Summary: The F019 listing is amended to exempt wastewater treatment sludges generated from zinc phosphating, when such phosphating is used in the motor vehicle manufacturing process, provided that the wastes are not placed outside on the land prior to shipment to a landfill for disposal, and the wastes are placed in landfill units that are subject to or meet the specified landfill design criteria. This F019 listing does not affect any other wastewater treatment sludges. (Relaxation/exemption; EPA checklist 218)
Addressed in NR 661.0031, Wis. Adm. Code.
C.
OECD Requirements; Export Shipments of Spent Lead – Acid Batteries, January 8, 2010. Summary: The amendments implement changes to the agreements concerning the transboundary movement of hazardous waste among countries belonging to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), including notice and consent requirements, exception reports, import consent documentation and manifest requirements. (Required to maintain equivalency; not administered by the state; EPA Checklist 222)
Addressed in NR 662.010, 662.055, 662.080 to 662.089, 664.0071, 665.0012 and 665.0071, Wis. Adm. Code.
D.
HW Technical Corrections and Clarifications, March 18, 2010. Summary: These amendments include technical changes to correct existing errors, clarify existing parts of the hazardous waste regulatory program, and update references to Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations that have changed since the publication of various RCRA final rules. (Revisions to manifest regulations required to maintain equivalency; EPA Checklist 223)
Addressed in NR 660.10, 661.0001 to 661.0007, 661.0023, 661.0030 to 661.0033, 662.010 662.011, 662.23, 662.034, 662.041, 662.042, 662.060, 663.12, 664.0052, 664.056, 664.072, 664.314, 664.316, 664.552, 665.056, 665.072, 665.314, 665.316, 666.020, 666.022, 666.070, 666.080, 666.101, 668.40, 668.48, and 670.004, Wis. Adm. Code.
E.
Removal of Saccharin and its Salts from the List of HW, December 17, 2010. Summary: The rule removes saccharin and its salts from the lists of hazardous constituents and commercial chemical products which are hazardous wastes when discarded or intended to be discarded. (Relaxation; EPA Checklist 225).
Addressed in NR 668.40, Wis. Adm. Code.
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Revisions of the Treatment Standards for Carbamate Wastes, June 13, 2011. Summary: The rule provides for, as an alternative standard, the use of the best demonstrated available technologies (BDAT) for treating hazardous wastes from the production of carbamates and carbamate commercial chemical products, off-specification or manufacturing chemical intermediates, and container residues that become hazardous wastes when they are discarded or intended to be discarded. In addition, this action removes carbamate Regulated Constituents from the table of Universal Treatment Standards. (Relaxation; EPA Checklist 227)
Addressed in NR 668.40 and 668.48, Wis. Adm. Code.
G.
HW Technical Corrections and Clarifications, May 14, 2012. Summary: The rule corrects a typographical error in the entry “K107” in the table listing hazardous wastes from specific sources in NR 661.0032 [40 CFR 261.32]; and makes a conforming change at NR 666.020 (2) [40 CFR 266.20(b)] to clarify that a recycling facility must keep a one-time certification and notification related to recyclable materials being used in a manner constituting disposal. (Technical correction; neither more or less stringent; EPA Checklist 228) Addressed in NR 661.0032, Wis. Adm. Code.
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HW Manifest Rule, February 7, 2014. Summary: New requirements will authorize the use of electronic manifests (or e-manifests) as a means to track off-site shipments of hazardous waste from a generator’s site to the site of the receipt and disposition of the hazardous waste. (Required to maintain equivalency; paperwork reduction; EPA Special Consolidated Checklist for the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Rules)
Addressed in NR 660.02, 660.10, 662.020, 662.024, 662.025, 663.20, 663.25, 664.0071 and 665.0071, Wis. Adm. Code.
I.
Revisions to the Export Provisions of the CRT Rule, June 26, 2014. Summary: The amendment revises certain export provisions of the cathode ray tube (CRT) final rule published on July 28, 2006. The revisions will allow EPA to better track exports of
CRTs for reuse and recycling in order to ensure safe management of these materials. (Mandatory to retain equivalency; not administered by the state; EPA Checklist 232)
Addressed in NR 660.10, 661.0039 and 661.0041, Wis. Adm. Code.
J.
Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste, January 13, 2015. Summary: The rule revises several recycling-related provisions associated with the definition of solid waste used to determine hazardous waste regulation under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The purpose of these revisions is to ensure that the hazardous secondary material recycling regulations, as implemented, encourage reclamation in a way that does not result in increased risk to human health and the environment from discarded hazardous secondary material. (Relaxation; partially mandatory to retain equivalency; EPA Checklists 233A, 233B, 233C, 233D2, and 233E)
Addressed in NR 660.10, 660.30, 660.31, 660.34, 660.33, 660.42, 660.43, 661.0001, 661.0002, 661.0004, 661.0400, 661.0410, 661.0411 and 661.0420, Wis. Adm. Code.
K.
Vacatur of the Comparable Fuels Rules and the Gasification Rule, April 8, 2015. Summary: This is a revision of regulations associated with the comparable fuels exclusion and the gasification exclusion, originally issued by EPA under RCRA. (Mandatory to retain equivalency; Relaxation; no known entities in Wisconsin; EPA Checklist 234)
Addressed in NR 660.10, 661.004 and 661.0038, Wis. Adm. Code.
L.
Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities, April 17, 2015.Summary: This rule provides exemption from the definition of hazardous waste, wastes generated primarily from processes that support the combustion of coal or other fossil fuels that when co-disposed with coal combustion residuals are not subject to hazardous waste regulations. (Relaxation; EPA Checklist 235)
Addressed in NR 661.0004, Wis. Adm. Code.
M.
Imports and Exports of Hazardous Waste, November 28, 2016. Summary: The rule amends existing regulations regarding the export and import of hazardous wastes from and into the United States. These changes provide greater protection to human health and the environment by making existing export and import related requirements more consistent with the current import-export requirements for shipments between members of OECD. (Mandatory to retain equivalency; not administered by the state, EPA Checklist 236)
Addressed in NR 660.10, 660.11, 661.0004, 661.0006, 661.0039, 662.010, 662.018 662.041, 662.080 to 662.084, 663.10, 663.20, 664.0012, 664.0071, 665.0012, 665.0071, 666.070, 666.080, 667.0071, 673.20, 673.39, 673.40, 673.56, 673.6 and 673.70, Wis. Adm. Code.
N.
Hazardous Waste Generator Rule Improvements, November 28, 2016.Summary: The rule amends the existing hazardous waste generator regulatory program by reorganizing the hazardous waste generator regulations to make them more user-friendly and thus improve their usability by the regulated community; providing a better understanding of how the RCRA hazardous waste generator regulatory program works; addressing gaps in the existing regulations to strengthen environmental protection; providing greater flexibility for hazardous waste generators to manage their hazardous waste in a cost-effective and protective manner; and making technical corrections and conforming changes to address inadvertent errors and remove obsolete references to programs that no longer exist. (Most provisions are equivalent or less stringent; clarifications; EPA Checklist 237)
Addressed in NR 660.03, 660.10, 660.11, 661.0001, 661.0004 to 661.0006, 661.0033, 661.0042, 662.001, 662.010 to 662.018, 662.032, 662.034, 662.035, 662.040, 662.041, 662.043, 662.044, 662.200 to 662.204, 662.206 to 662.214, 662.216, 662.230 to 662.233, 662.250 to 662.256, 662.260 to 662.265, 663.12, 664.0001, 664.0015, 664.0071. 664.0075. 664.0170, 664.0174. 664.0191, 664.1030, 664.1050. 664.1101. 665.0001, 665.0015, 665.0071, 665.0075, 665.0174. 665.0195, 665.1030. 665.1050, 665.1101, 666.080, 666255, 667.0071, 668.01, 668.07, 668.50, 670.001, 670.042. 673.08 and 679.10, Wis. Adm. Code.
O.
Confidentiality Determinations for Hazardous Waste Export and Import Documents, December 26, 2018 Summary: This rule amends existing regulations regarding the export and import of hazardous wastes from and into the United States. Specifically, this rule applies a confidentiality determination such that no person can assert confidential business information claims for documents related to the export, import, and transit of hazardous waste and export of excluded cathode ray tubes. EPA is making these changes to apply a consistent approach in addressing confidentiality claims for export and import documentation. (Mandatory to retain equivalency; clarifications; not administered by the state; EPA Checklist 238)
