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        <RIN>2050-AD55</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>199710</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>2050</CODE>
            <NAME>Solid Waste and Emergency Response</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>SWER</ACRONYM>
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        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>2000</CODE>
            <NAME>Environmental Protection Agency</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>EPA</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Hazardous Waste Management System: Post-Closure Requirements</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[Under the current RCRA regulations, a facility that needs post-closure care must obtain a permit. In many cases, the post-closure permit is an appropriate mechanism for the regulatory agency to use to address the environmental needs at the facility. In other cases, however, a permit may not be appropriate. And, in some cases, the facility's post-closure care needs may have already been addressed through other legal mechanisms, such as enforcement actions or Superfund actions. In these cases, subsequent issuance of a post-closure permit would not provide any environmental benefit, although, under the current regulations, it is still required. This rule would remove the requirements to issue a permit to address post-closure care in all cases. A permit would remain an option, but EPA Regions and authorized States would be able to use other mechanisms as well, depending on the circumstances at the facility.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>40 CFR 264</CFR>
            <CFR>40 CFR 265</CFR>
            <CFR>40 CFR 270</CFR>
            <CFR>40 CFR 124</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 6926</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Resource Conservation Recovery Act sec 3006</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 6912(a)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Resource Conservation Recovery Act sec 2002(a)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 6924</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Resource Conservation Recovery Act sec 3004</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 6925</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Resource Conservation Recovery Act sec 3005</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>11/08/1994</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>59 FR 55778</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/00/1997</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>SAN No. 3042. ^PRFA:  N</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>Yes</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <PRINT_PAPER>NA</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Not Collected</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Barbara</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Foster</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2050</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Land and Emergency Management</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OLEM</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 566-0382</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>foster.barbara@epa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20460</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
        <REINVENT_GOVT>Revising Text to Reduce Burden or Duplication, or Streamline Requirements</REINVENT_GOVT>
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