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| EPA/SWER | RIN: 2050-AG39 | Publication ID: Spring 2010 |
| Title: Amendment to the Universal Waste Rule: Addition of Pharmaceuticals | |
| Abstract: On December 2, 2008, EPA proposed to add hazardous pharmaceutical wastes to the federal universal waste program. The universal waste regulations streamline the collection requirements for specified hazardous wastes over current Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste requirements. Even if included under the universal waste program, pharmaceutical universal wastes will still need to be sent to destination facilities that must comply with the applicable requirements for treatment, storage and disposal facilities under the full hazardous waste regulations. Finally, because this rule is less stringent than current RCRA hazardous waste regulations, authorized states are not required to modify their programs to adopt this regulation, if finalized. Therefore, the regulated entities that could opt-in to the universal waste regime include those in authorized states that have adopted the universal waste rule and amended their programs to include hazardous pharmaceutical wastes. | |
| Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) | Priority: Other Significant |
| RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions |
| Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
| CFR Citation: 40 CFR 260; 40 CFR 261; 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 268; 40 CFR 270; 40 CFR 273 | |
| Legal Authority: 42 USC 6912(a); 42 USC 6921; 42 USC 6922; 42 USC 6923; 42 USC 6924; 42 USC 6926; 42 USC 6927; 42 USC 6930; 42 USC 6937 | |
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| Additional Information: SAN No. 5127; EPA publication information: NPRM - http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-28161.htm; Docket for proposed rule: http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=EPA-HQ-RCRA-2007-0932; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-RCRA-2007-0932. | |
| Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State |
| Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
| Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
| RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/wastes/hazard/wastetypes/universal/pharm.htm | |
| RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
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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 Mark Seltzer Environmental Protection Agency Solid Waste and Emergency Response 5304P, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:703 347-8955 Fax:703 308-0514 Email: seltzer.mark@epa.gov |
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