RIN Data
| EPA/SWER | RIN: 2050-AE81 | Publication ID: Spring 2014 |
| Title: Standards for the Management of Coal Combustion Residuals Generated by Commercial Electric Power Producers | |
| Abstract: On June 21, 2010, EPA proposed to regulate coal combustion residuals generated from the combustion of coal at electric utilities and independent power producers to address risks from the disposal of coal combustion residuals in surface impoundments and landfills. EPA sought public comments on two approaches available under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). One proposed option would be to list these residuals as "special wastes," and draws from remedies available under subtitle C of RCRA, which creates a comprehensive program of federally enforceable requirements for waste management and disposal. The other proposed option included remedies under subtitle D of RCRA, which gives EPA authority to set disposal standards for waste management facilities. Under both options, EPA proposed not to regulate the beneficial use of coal combustion residuals, such as its use in concrete. In addition, this rule would not address coal combustion residuals generated from non-utility boilers burning coal, nor would it address the placement of coal combustion residuals in mines or non-minefill uses of coal combustion residuals at coal mine sites. Since the publication of the proposed rule, EPA has issued three Notices of Data Availability (NODAs) seeking public comment on additional data and information obtained by EPA. In the most recent NODA, issued on August 2, 2013, EPA invited comment on additional information to supplement the Regulatory Impact Analysis and risk assessment; information on large scale fill; and data on the surface impoundment structural integrity assessments. With this NODA, EPA also sought comment on two issues associated with the requirements for coal combustion residual management units. | |
| Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) | Priority: Economically Significant |
| RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
| Major: Yes | Unfunded Mandates: State, local, or tribal governments; Private Sector |
| CFR Citation: 40 CFR 257 261 264 265 268 271 302 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.) | |
| Legal Authority: 42 USC 6905 42 USC 6906 42 USC 6907(a)(3) 42 USC 6912 42 USC 6912(a) 42 USC 6912(a)(1) 42 USC 6921 42 USC 6922 42 USC 6923 42 USC 6924 42 USC 6925 42 USC 6925(j) 42 USC 6935 42 USC 6936 42 USC 6937 42 USC 6944(a) 42 USC 6949a(c) 33 USC 1345(d) 33 USC 1345(e) | |
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| Additional Information: Docket #:EPA-HQ-RCRA-2009-0640, EPA-HQ-RCRA-2011-0392. http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=EPA-HQ-RCRA-2009-0640 | |
| Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal |
| Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: Yes |
| Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
| RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/nonhaz/industrial/special/fossil/ccr-rule/index.htm | Public Comment URL: http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=EPA-HQ-RCRA-2011-0392 |
| Sectors Affected: 221112 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation | |
| RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
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Agency Contact: Alexander Livnat Environmental Protection Agency Solid Waste and Emergency Response 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 5304P, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:703 308-7251 Fax:703 605-0595 Email: livnat.alexander@epa.gov Steve Souders Environmental Protection Agency Solid Waste and Emergency Response 5304P, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:703 308-8431 Fax:703 605-0595 Email: souders.steve@epa.gov |
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