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        <RIN>2050-AD55</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>199904</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>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. This rule also modifies the current regulations to allow regulated units, under certain circumstances, to be closed under a corrective action process, rather than under the closure requirements.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Completed Actions</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_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 6926 RCRA sec 3006</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 6912(a) RCRA sec 2002(a)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 6924 RCRA sec 3004</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 6925 RCRA 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 Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/22/1998</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>63 FR 56710</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>SAN No. 3042</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</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>
        <PROCUREMENT>Not Procurement Related</PROCUREMENT>
        <REINVENT_GOVT>Revising Text to Reduce Burden or Duplication, or Streamline Requirements</REINVENT_GOVT>
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