Mr. Bharat Mathur

Acting Regional Administrator

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Region V

77 West Jackson Boulevard

Chicago, Illinois 60604

							June     , 2006

Dear Mr. Mathur:

	As required pursuant to Section 3006(b) of the Resource Conservation
Recovery Act, as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of
1984 (42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.)(“RCRA”) and 40 CFR Part 271, I
hereby certify that the laws and rules of the State of Ohio provide
adequate authority to carry out a state hazardous waste program such as
one described under 40 CFR Section 271.6, Specifically, the State of
Ohio’s hazardous waste management program is set forth in the Addendum
to the Program Description submitted by the Ohio Environmental
Protection Agency.

	This certification includes the Chapters of the Oho Administrative Code
set forth on the attached Exhibit_____,  The specific authorities are
more fully described in the attachment to this certification.  Also
attached is a crosswalk of the rules, attached as exhibit_____.

	These authorities were lawfully adopted as of ______ and are still
effective as of the date of this certification.  These authorities and
this certification supplement previously certified authorities described
in certifications by the Attorney General of Ohio dated ____________.

	The statutory authorities of the Director of the Ohio Environmental
Protection Agency to adopt rules to regulate hazardous waste, including
rules necessary for the implementation of RCRA, are found at Ohio
Revised Code Section 3734.05, 3734.12, and 3745.01.  The rules
identified in the attachment to this certification were lawfully adopted
pursuant to these authorities and Ohio Revised Code Chapter 119, and
remain fully effective.  The Ohio Attorney General’s Office
certification does not contain a review or determination of whether the
attached rules are at least as stringent as their Federal counterparts.

	I am authorized to sign this certification on behalf of the Attorney
General of Ohio, pursuant to Section 109.03 of the Ohio Revised Code.

					Sincerely,

					JIM PETRO

					ATTORNEY GENERAL

			By:		Teri Finfrock

					Acting Senior Deputy Attorney General  

Environmental Enforcement

30 E. Broad St.

Columbus, OH  43215-3400

Telephone:	(614) 466-2766

Facsimile:	(614) 644-1926

www.ag.state.oh.us

