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EPA/OLEM | RIN: 2050-AG93 | Publication ID: Spring 2019 |
Title: Modernizing Ignitable Liquids Determinations | |
Abstract:
In this proposed rule, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering updating the flash point test methods for the determination of characteristically ignitable hazardous waste along with other minor changes. Currently, the required test methods refer to outdated standards developed by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM standards) and require instrumentation that is no longer readily commercially available. For example, the standards require the use of mercury thermometers, which are becoming more difficult to acquire due to the use and availability being phased out for environmental, health and safety concerns. An update to the flash point test methods could allow for the use of commercially available instrumentation and could no longer require mercury thermometers. EPA is proposing to remove the requirements for mercury thermometers in the SW-846 air sampling and stack emissions methods. In addition, EPA is proposing to codify existing guidance regarding the regulatory exclusion in the ignitable characteristic for aqueous liquids containing alcohols and is proposing to codify existing sampling guidance regarding waste mixtures having multiple phases when determining whether a waste exhibits the ignitability characteristic. EPA also is proposing to update cross references to Department of Transportation regulations and to remove obsolete information. |
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Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
EO 13771 Designation: Deregulatory | |
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 261 | |
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6912 42 U.S.C. 6921(a) "RCRA 3001(a)" |
Legal Deadline:
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Additional Information: Docket #:EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0830 | |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: Federal, State |
Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
Sectors Affected: 221118 Other Electric Power Generation; 324110 Petroleum Refineries; 541330 Engineering Services; 541380 Testing Laboratories; 541620 Environmental Consulting Services; 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology); 561990 All Other Support Services; 562211 Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Daniel Fagnant Environmental Protection Agency Office of Land and Emergency Management 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 5304P, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:703 308-0319 Email: fagnant.daniel@epa.gov Melissa Kaps Environmental Protection Agency Office of Land and Emergency Management 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 5304P, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:703 308-6787 Email: kaps.melissa@epa.gov |