2050-AG39 201004 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2050 Solid Waste and Emergency Response SWER 2000 Environmental Protection Agency EPA Amendment to the Universal Waste Rule: Addition of Pharmaceuticals 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. Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Long-Term Actions No No 40 CFR 260 40 CFR 261 40 CFR 264 40 CFR 265 40 CFR 268 40 CFR 270 40 CFR 273 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 No NPRM 12/02/2008 73 FR 73520 NPRM Comment Period End 02/02/2008 Extension of Comment Period 01/30/2009 74 FR 5633 Comment Period End 03/04/2009 Final Action 04/00/2011 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. No No Federal Local State No www.epa.gov/wastes/hazard/wastetypes/universal/pharm.htm No No Lisa Lauer 2050 Solid Waste and Emergency Response SWER 703 308-7418 703 308-0514 Lauer.Lisa@epa.gov 5304P, Washington DC 20460 Mark Seltzer 2050 Solid Waste and Emergency Response SWER 703 347-8955 703 308-0514 seltzer.mark@epa.gov 5304P, Washington DC 20460