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EPA/SWER RIN: 2050-AE94 Publication ID: Fall 2001 
Title: ●Definition of Solid Waste; Codification of Mineral Processing Vacature (Classification of Battery Recyclers v. EPA) and Discussion of Future Proposed Rulemaking 
Abstract: Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) a material must first be a solid waste to be a hazardous waste. EPA's framework for determining whether a material is a solid waste is based on what the material is and how it is used. The 1998 Phase IV Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) rule purported to expand EPA's jurisdiction over certain types of mineral processing hazardous secondary materials stored on the land prior to being reclaimed in production processes. The Association of Battery Recyclers v. U.S. EPA decision (208 F.3d 1047 (D.C. cir. 2000)) vacated a portion of the 1998 Phase IV LDR rule at 40 CFR 261.2(c)(3) and vacated the Phase IV LDR rule insofar as it provides for the use of the Toxicity Characteristic Leachating Procedure (TCLP) to determine whether manufactured gas plant waste exhibits the characteristic of toxicity. The intent of this rulemaking is to codify changes directed in the vacatures and make conforming changes to the regulations to ensure clarity. EPA will aslo discuss a future proposed rulemaking to modify the rules governing hazardous waste recycling (e.g., the definition of solid waste). 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261.2(c)(3)    40 CFR 261.4(a)(17)   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6903(27) RCRA Section 1004(27)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  12/00/2001    
Additional Information: SAN No. 4615
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Ingrid Rosencrantz
Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5304W,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:703 605-0709
Fax:703 308-0522
Email: Rosencrantz.Ingrid@epamail.epa.gov