2050-AH39 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2050 Office of Land and Emergency Management OLEM 2000 Environmental Protection Agency EPA Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities; Legacy/ Coal Combustion Residuals Management Units

On May 8, 2024, EPA published the Legacy CCR Surface Impoundments” rule (Legacy Rule). The final rule went into effect November 8, 2024. This rule establishes requirements for the safe disposal of CCR in a new type of regulated CCR unit - legacy surface impoundments (Sis). It also establishes requirements for CCR management units” (CCRMU) to address the risks from previously unregulated solid waste management of CCR that involves the direct placement of CCR on the land at CCR facilities. This rule would address needed corrections, consider alternative methods of closure, and consider other possible changes to the Legacy Rule.

]]> Other Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Undetermined No Deregulatory 40 CFR 257 42 U.S.C. 6912(a) 42 U.S.C. 6907(a) 42 U.S.C. 6944 42 U.S.C. 6945(a)(d) No NPRM 01/00/2026 Final Action 10/00/2026 Undetermined Federal Local State No No 221112 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation No No 2050-AH14 Related to Jesse Miller 2050 Office of Land and Emergency Management OLEM 202 566-0562 miller.jesse@epa.gov 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 5304T, Washington DC 20460 Cecilia De Robertis 2050 Office of Land and Emergency Management OLEM 202 564-5132 derobertis.cecilia@epa.gov 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington DC DC 20460