2050-AG92 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2050 Office of Land and Emergency Management OLEM 2000 Environmental Protection Agency EPA Increasing Recycling: Adding Aerosol Cans to the Universal Waste Regulations

The EPA is considering adding hazardous waste aerosol cans to those universal wastes regulated under 40 CFR 273. This change in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations, once finalized, should benefit the wide variety of establishments generating and managing aerosol cans, including the retail sector, by providing a clear, practical system for handling discarded aerosol cans. The streamlined universal waste regulations are expected to (1) ease regulatory burdens on retail stores and others that discard aerosol cans, (2) promote the collection and recycling of aerosol cans, and (3) encourage the development of municipal and commercial programs to reduce the quantity of these wastes going to municipal solid waste landfills or combustors.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 40 CFR 273 42 U.S.C. 6930 42 U.S.C. 6922 to 6925 42 U.S.C. 6937 No NPRM 03/16/2018 83 FR 11654 NPRM Comment Period End 05/15/2018 Final Rule 08/00/2019 https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EPA-HQ-OLEM-2017-0463; Docket # EPA-HQ-OLEM-2017-0463 No No Federal Local State Tribal No Undetermined https://www.epa.gov/hw/increasing-recycling-adding-aerosol-cans-universal-waste-regulations 11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 21 Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 22 Utilities 23 Construction 31-33 Manufacturing 42 Wholesale Trade 44-45 Retail Trade 48-49 Transportation and Warehousing 51 Information 53 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 55 Management of Companies and Enterprises 56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 61 Educational Services 62 Health Care and Social Assistance 71 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 81 Other Services (except Public Administration) 92 Public Administration No No Tracy Atagi 2050 Office of Land and Emergency Management OLEM 202 566-0511 atagi.tracy@epa.gov 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 5304T, Washington DC 20460