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EPA/SWER | RIN: 2050-AG39 | Publication ID: Fall 2008 |
Title: Amendment to the Universal Waste Rule: Addition of Pharmaceuticals | |
Abstract: This action will propose adding hazardous pharmaceutical wastes to the universal waste system. This incorporation is appropriate because these wastes are produced by a various and vast community of generators and are often mismanaged due to health care workers and retail chain employees being unfamiliar with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act regulations. EPA expects that the expansion of the universal waste system to include hazardous pharmaceutical wastes will improve protection of public health and the environment by providing a more streamlined but effective waste management system. Due to the simplified requirements, this action may provide regulatory relief by giving an alternative regime for those health care facilities, retail pharmacies, veterinary clinics and any other entities that generate hazardous pharmaceutical wastes, able to "opt in" to this regimen, such as those in authorized states that have adopted the universal waste rule and amend it to include pharmaceutical wastes. EPA hopes the inclusion of hazardous pharmaceutical wastes in the universal waste rule will provide relief in the management of P-listed pharmaceuticals by simplifying current requirements of large quantity generators. Also, we hope that the rule will encourage health care personnel to manage other pharmaceutical wastes as universal wastes, particularly wastes that are not regulated as hazardous but which nonetheless pose hazards. Finally, the addition of hazardous pharmaceutical wastes to the rule will facilitate pharmaceutical take-back programs so that these wastes can be properly managed. | |
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 273 | |
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6912(a) 42 USC 6921 to 6924 42 USC 6926 and 6927 42 USC 6930 42 USC 6937 |
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Additional Information: SAN No. 5127 | |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: Local, State |
Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Lisa Lauer Environmental Protection Agency Solid Waste and Emergency Response 5304P, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:703 308-7418 Fax:703 308-0514 Email: Lauer.Lisa@epa.gov |