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EPA/SWER RIN: 2050-AG60 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Hazardous Waste Management Systems: Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste: Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Injectate in Geological Sequestration Activities 
Abstract: On July 25, 2008, EPA published a proposed rule under the Safe Drinking Water Act Underground Injection Control Program to create a new class of injection wells (Class VI) for geological sequestration (GS) of carbon dioxide (CO2). 73 FR 43492. In response to that proposal, EPA received numerous comments asking for clarification on how the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste requirements apply to CO2 streams. EPA is now considering a proposed rule under RCRA to explore a number of options, including a conditional exemption from the RCRA requirements for hazardous CO2 streams in order to facilitate implementation of GS, while protecting human health and the environment. 
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 261   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6912    42 USC 6921-29    42 USC 6934   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Federal, State 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Sectors Affected: 22 Utilities; 31-33 Manufacturing; 48-49 Transportation and Warehousing 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Ross Elliott
Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 5304P,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:703 308-8748
Fax:703 308-0514
Email: elliott.ross@epa.gov

Mark Baldwin
Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5304P,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:703 308-0157
Email: Baldwin.Mark@epa.gov