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EPA/OLEM RIN: 2050-AH24 Publication ID: Fall 2024 
Title: Revisions to Standards for the Open Burning/Open Detonation of Waste Explosives  
Abstract:

This rulemaking will consider revisions to the regulations that allow for the open burning and detonation (OB/OD) of waste explosives. The allowance or “variance” to the prohibition on the open burning of hazardous waste was established at a time when there were no alternatives to the safe treatment of waste explosives. However, recent findings from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the EPA have identified safe alternatives which are potentially applicable to treating some energetic/explosive waste streams. Because there may be safe alternatives in use today that capture and treat emissions prior to release, the EPA is considering revising regulations to describe specific procedures for the existing requirements for evaluating and implementing alternative treatment technologies, when available.

 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 124, 260, 264, 265, 270 and 271     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 40 CFR 131    42 U.S.C. 6912 42 U.S.C. 6924 - 6926   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  03/20/2024  89 FR 19952   
NPRM Comment Period Extended  05/16/2024  89 FR 42832   
Final Rule  10/00/2025 
Additional Information: EPA-HQ-OLEM-2021-0397.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Sectors Affected: 325920 Explosives Manufacturing; 56221 Waste Treatment and Disposal; 562211 Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal; 56291 Remediation Services; 562910 Remediation Services; 926150 Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Paul Diss
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Land and Emergency Management
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 5303T,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 566-0321
Email: diss.paul@epa.gov

Sasha Gerhard
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Land and Emergency Management
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 5304T,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 566-0346
Fax:703 308-8686
Email: gerhard.sasha@epa.gov