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EPA/SWER RIN: 2050-AG60 Publication ID: Fall 2013 
Title: Hazardous Waste Management System: Conditional Exclusion for Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Streams in Geologic Sequestration Activities 
Abstract: On July 25, 2008, EPA published a proposed rule under the Safe Drinking Water Act Underground Injection Control Program to create a new class of injection wells (Class VI) for geologic sequestration (GS) of carbon dioxide (CO2). In response to that proposal, EPA received numerous comments asking for clarification on how the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste requirements apply to CO2 streams. EPA published a proposed rule under RCRA and is now considering a final a rule that would conditionally exclude from the RCRA requirements CO2 streams that otherwise meet the definition of hazardous waste, in order to facilitate implementation of GS, while protecting human health and the environment. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 260 to 261   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6912    42 USC 6921-29    42 USC 6934   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  08/08/2011  76 FR 48073   
Notice  09/09/2011  76 FR 55846   
Final Rule  11/00/2013 
Additional Information: Docket #:EPA-HQ-RCRA-2010-0695
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/nonhaz/industrial/geo-sequester/index.htm   Public Comment URL: NPRM - http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail; D=EPA-HQ-RCRA-2010-0695-0001  
Sectors Affected: 211111 Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction; 22 Utilities; 31-33 Manufacturing; 48-49 Transportation and Warehousing 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Ross Elliott
Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 5304P,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:703 308-8748
Fax:703 308-0514
Email: elliott.ross@epa.gov

Melissa Kaps
Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 5304P,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:703 308-6787
Email: kaps.melissa@epa.gov