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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. |
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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:
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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 |