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EPA/SWER RIN: 2050-AE22 Publication ID: Spring 1996 
Title: Requirements for Management of Hazardous Contaminated Media Commonly Referred to as "Hazardous Waste Identification Rule for Contaminated Media or HWIR--Media" 
Abstract: The goal of this regulation is to establish a new regulatory framework under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) for the management of contaminated media that are generated from remediating hazardous waste sites. The new regulation will reform the current standards by creating more flexibility for Agency and State decisionmakers in setting cleanup requirements, and by better aligning the RCRA regulations with the actual risks posed by managing contaminated media. The proposed rule would exempt certain lower risk contaminated media from the traditional RCRA regulations and will set treatment standards for higher risk media that reflect the inherent differences between contaminated media (e.g., soils, groundwater) and newly generated hazardous wastes. The regulations would also simplify and streamline RCRA permit requirements for cleanups that involve managing hazardous materials, and State Authorization requirements for RCRA revisions. Also in this proposal, the Agency will propose an exemption from RCRA Subtitle C for dredged materials managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers under Clean Water Act or Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act permits. Finally, the Agency will propose to withdraw the regulations for Corrective Action Management Units. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 260    40 CFR 261    40 CFR 264    40 CFR 268    40 CFR 269    40 CFR 271   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6912(a)/RCRA 3001    42 USC 6905    42 USC 6921    42 USC 6922    42 USC 6926   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/20/1992  57 FR 21450   
NPRM Withdrawal  10/30/1992  57 FR 49280   
Reproposal  05/00/1996    
Final Action  06/00/1997    
Additional Information: SAN No. 2982. ^PReinventing Government: The rule was highlighted as one of the Agency's top regulatory reform initiatives in the President's March 16, 1995 report, "Reinventing Environmental Regulations." The HWIR Media rule is an important component of EPA's regulatory efforts to make the RCRA hazardous waste program more risk based and to expedite cleanups at RCRA, UST, and CERCLA and State cleanup sites. ^PRFA: Y
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Federal, State 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Carolyn Loomis Hoskinson
Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5303W,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:703 308-8626