[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 228 (Wednesday, December 1, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 68159-68165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25499]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 272

[EPA-R06-RCRA-2020-0261; FRL-9240-02-R6]


Louisiana: Incorporation by Reference of Approved State Hazardous 
Waste Management Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule codifies in the regulations the prior approval of 
Louisiana's hazardous waste management program and incorporates by 
reference authorized provisions of the State's statutes and 
regulations. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) uses the 
regulations entitled ``Approved State Hazardous Waste Management 
Programs'' to provide notice of the authorization status of State 
programs and to incorporate by reference those provisions of the State 
statutes and regulations that are authorized and that EPA will enforce 
under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, commonly referred to as the 
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The EPA previously 
provided notices and opportunity for comments on the Agency's decisions 
to authorize the State of Louisiana program and the EPA is not now 
reopening the decisions, nor requesting comments, on the Louisiana 
authorizations as previously published in the Federal Register 
documents specified in Section I.C of this final rule document.

DATES: This regulation is effective January 3, 2022. The Director of 
the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference as of 
January 3, 2022, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under 
Docket ID No. EPA-R06-RCRA-2020-0261. All documents in the docket are 
listed in the https://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the 
index, some of the information is not publicly available. e.g., 
Confidential Business Information or other information whose disclosure 
is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted 
material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly 
available docket materials are available electronically through https://www.regulations.gov. For alternative access to docket materials, 
please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alima Patterson, EPA Region 6 Regional 
Authorization/Codification Coordinator, RCRA Permit Section (LCR-RP), 
Land, Chemicals and Redevelopment Division, EPA Region 6, 1201 Elm 
Street, Suite 500, Dallas, Texas 75270, phone number: (214) 665-8533, 
email address: [email protected]. The EPA Region 6 office is open 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal 
holidays and facility closures due to COVID-19.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Incorporation by reference

A. What is codification?

    Codification is the process of placing a State's statutes and 
regulations that comprise the State's authorized hazardous waste 
management program into the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Section 
3006(b) of RCRA, as amended, allows the EPA to authorize State 
hazardous waste management programs to operate in lieu of the Federal 
hazardous waste management regulatory program. The EPA codifies its 
authorization of State programs in 40 CFR part 272 and incorporates by 
reference State statutes and regulations that the EPA will enforce 
under sections 3007 and 3008 of RCRA and any other applicable statutory 
provisions.
    The incorporation by reference of State authorized programs in the 
CFR should substantially enhance the public's ability to discern the 
current status of the authorized State program and State requirements 
that can be

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Federally enforced. This effort provides clear notice to the public of 
the scope of the authorized program in each State.

B. Why wasn't there a proposed rule before this rule?

    The EPA is publishing this rule to codify Louisiana's authorized 
hazardous waste management program without a prior proposal because we 
believe this action is not controversial. The reason being that, in 
accordance with section 3006(b) of RCRA, EPA has already evaluated the 
State's regulatory and statutory requirements and has determined that 
the State's program meets the statutory and regulatory requirements 
established by RCRA. The EPA previously provided notices and 
opportunity for comments on the Agency's decisions to authorize the 
Louisiana program. The EPA is not now reopening the decisions, nor 
requesting new comments, on the Louisiana authorizations as previously 
published in the Federal Register documents specified in Section I.C of 
this final rule document. The previous authorizations form the basis 
for the codification addressed in this final rule.

C. What is the history of the authorization and codification of 
Louisiana's hazardous waste management program?

    The State of Louisiana initially received final authorization on 
January 24, 1985, effective February 7, 1985 (50 FR 3348), to implement 
its base Hazardous Waste Management Program. We granted authorization 
for changes to their program on November 28, 1989 (54 FR 48889) 
effective January 29, 1990; August 26, 1991 (56 FR 41958), as corrected 
October 15, 1991 (56 FR 51762) effective October 25, 1991; November 7, 
1994 (59 FR 55368) effective January 23, 1995 (Note: On January 23, 
1995 (60 FR 4380), the EPA responded to adverse public comments and 
affirmed the effective date for the November 7, 1994 final rule. Then 
on April 11, 1995 (60 FR 18360); the EPA also made administrative 
corrections for the January 23, 1995 Federal Register document); 
December 23, 1994 (59 FR 66200) effective March 8, 1995; October 17, 
1995 (60 FR 53704 and 60 FR 53707) effective January 2, 1996; March 28, 
1996 (61 FR 13777) effective June 11, 1996; December 29, 1997 (62 FR 
67572 and 62 FR 67578) effective March 16, 1998; October 23, 1998 (63 
FR 56830) effective December 22, 1998; August 25, 1999 (64 FR 46302) 
effective October 25, 1999; September 2, 1999 (64 FR 48099) effective 
November 1, 1999; February 28, 2000 (65 FR 10411) effective April 28, 
2000; January 2, 2001 (66 FR 23) effective March 5, 2001; December 9, 
2003 (68 FR 68526) effective February 9, 2004; June 10, 2005 (70 FR 
33852) effective August 9, 2005; November 13, 2006 (71 FR 66116) 
effective January 12, 2007; August 16, 2007 (72 FR 45905) effective 
October 15, 2007; May 20, 2009 (74 FR 23645) effective July 20, 2009; 
August 5, 2010 (75 FR 47223) effective October 4, 2010; June 24, 2011 
(76 FR 37021) effective August 23, 2011; June 28, 2012 (77 FR 38530) 
effective August 27, 2012; July 13, 2012 (77 FR 41292) effective 
September 11, 2012; September 25, 2013 (78 FR 58890) effective November 
25, 2013; September 14, 2015 (80 FR 55032) effective November 13, 2015; 
October 21, 2016 (81 FR 72730) effective December 20, 2016, July 13, 
2017 (82 FR 32253) effective September 11, 2017, and December 26, 2018 
(83 FR 66143) effective December 26, 2018.
    The EPA incorporated by reference Louisiana's then authorized 
hazardous waste management program effective March 16, 1998 (62 FR 
67578), October 4, 2010 (75 FR 47223), September 11, 2012 (77 FR 
41292), November 25, 2013 (78 FR 58890), and December 20, 2016 (81 FR 
72730).
    In this document, the EPA is revising Subpart T of 40 CFR part 272 
to include the authorization revision actions effective September 11, 
2017 (82 FR 32253) and December 26, 2018 (83 FR 66143).

D. What codification decisions have we made in this rule?

    In this rule, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes 
incorporation by reference of the authorized hazardous waste management 
program of the State of Louisiana. In accordance with requirements of 1 
CFR 51.5, the EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of the 
Louisiana rules described in the amendments to 40 CFR part 272 set 
forth in section 272.951. The EPA has made, and will continue to make, 
these documents available electronically through https://www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at the appropriate EPA office (see 
the ADDRESSES section of this preamble for more information).
    The purpose of this Federal Register document is to codify the 
EPA's authorization of Louisiana's base hazardous waste management 
program and the State's revisions to that program. The document 
incorporates by reference Louisiana's hazardous waste statutes and 
regulations and clarifies which of these provisions are included in the 
authorized and Federally enforceable program. By codifying Louisiana's 
authorized program and by amending the CFR, the public will be more 
easily able to discern the status of Federally-approved requirements of 
the Louisiana hazardous waste management program.
    The EPA is incorporating by reference the Louisiana authorized 
hazardous waste program in Subpart T of 40 CFR part 272. Section 
272.951(c)(1) incorporates by reference Louisiana's authorized 
hazardous waste statutes and regulations. Section 272.951 also 
references material which is not being incorporated by reference, but 
which the EPA considered in determining the adequacy of Louisiana's 
program. Section 272.951(c)(2) references sections of the Louisiana 
statutes which provide the legal basis for the State's implementation 
of the hazardous waste management program. In addition, Sec. Sec.  
272.951(c)(5), (6), and (7) reference the Memorandum of Agreement, the 
Attorney General's Statements, and the Program Description, 
respectively. These documents are evaluated as part of the approval 
process of the hazardous waste management program in accordance with 
subtitle C of RCRA but are not part of the material to be incorporated 
by reference.
    State provisions that are ``broader in scope'' than the Federal 
program are not incorporated by reference in 40 CFR part 272. For 
reference and clarity, the EPA lists in 40 CFR 272.951(c)(3) the 
Louisiana statutory and regulatory provisions that are ``broader in 
scope'' than the Federal program, and which are not part of the 
authorized program being incorporated by reference. While ``broader in 
scope'' provisions are not part of the authorized program and cannot be 
enforced by the EPA, the State may enforce such provisions under State 
law. At 40 CFR 272.951(c)(4), EPA lists amendments to Louisiana 
regulations and Federal rules which are not part of the Louisiana 
authorized program.

E. What is the effect of Louisiana's codification on enforcement?

    The EPA retains its authority under statutory provisions, including 
but not limited to, RCRA sections 3007, 3008, 3013, and 7003, and other 
applicable statutory and regulatory provisions to undertake inspections 
and enforcement actions and to issue orders in authorized States. With 
respect to these actions, the EPA will rely on Federal sanctions, 
Federal inspection authorities, and Federal procedures rather than any 
authorized State analogs to these provisions. Therefore, the EPA is not 
incorporating by reference such particular, approved Louisiana 
procedural and enforcement authorities. Section 272.951(c)(2) of 40 CFR 
lists the

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statutory and regulatory provisions which provide the legal basis for 
the State's implementation of the hazardous waste management program, 
as well as those procedural and enforcement authorities that are part 
of the State's approved program, but these are not incorporated by 
reference.

F. What State provisions are not part of the codification?

    The public needs to be aware that some provisions of Louisiana's 
hazardous waste management program are not part of the Federally 
authorized State program. These non-authorized provisions include:
    (1) Provisions that are not part of the RCRA subtitle C program 
because they are ``broader in scope'' than RCRA subtitle C (see 40 CFR 
271.1(i));
    (2) Federal rules adopted by Louisiana but for which the State is 
not authorized; and
    (3) Unauthorized amendments to authorized State provisions.
    State provisions that are ``broader in scope'' than the Federal 
program are not part of the RCRA authorized program and the EPA will 
not enforce them. Therefore, they are not incorporated by reference in 
40 CFR part 272. For reference and clarity, 40 CFR 272.951(c)(3) lists 
the Louisiana regulatory provisions which are ``broader in scope'' than 
the Federal program and which are not part of the authorized program 
being incorporated by reference. ``Broader in scope'' provisions cannot 
be enforced by the EPA; the State, however, may enforce such provisions 
under State law.
    Additionally, Louisiana's hazardous waste regulations include 
amendments which have not been authorized by the EPA. Since the EPA 
cannot enforce a State's requirements which have not been reviewed and 
authorized in accordance with RCRA section 3006 and 40 CFR part 271, it 
is important to be precise in delineating the scope of a State's 
authorized hazardous waste program. Regulatory provisions that have not 
been authorized by the EPA include amendments to previously authorized 
State regulations as well as certain Federal rules.
    Louisiana has adopted but is not authorized for Federal rules 
published in the Federal Register on July 14, 1986 (51 FR 25422, HSWA 
provisions only); August 8, 1986 (51 FR 28664); December 1, 1987 (52 FR 
45788, requirements addressing Corrective Action for Injection Wells 
and Post-Closure Permits); and December 17, 2010 (75 FR 78915). In 
those instances where Louisiana has made unauthorized amendments to 
previously authorized sections of State code, the EPA is identifying in 
40 CFR 272.951(c)(4)(iii) any regulations which, while adopted by the 
State and incorporated by reference, include language not authorized by 
the EPA. Those unauthorized portions of the State regulations are not 
Federally enforceable. Thus, notwithstanding the language in Louisiana 
hazardous waste regulations incorporated by reference at 40 CFR 
272.951(c)(1), the EPA will only enforce those portions of the State 
regulations that are actually authorized by the EPA. For the 
convenience of the regulated community, the actual State regulatory 
text authorized by the EPA for the citations listed at 
272.951(c)(4)(ii) (i.e., without the unauthorized amendments) is 
compiled as a separate document, Addendum to the EPA-Approved Louisiana 
Regulatory Requirements Applicable to the Hazardous Waste Management 
Program, dated December, 2018. This document is available 
electronically through https://www.regulations.gov, and from EPA Region 
6, 1201 Elm Street, Suite 500, Dallas, Texas 75207, Phone number: (214) 
665-8533.
    State regulations that are not incorporated by reference in this 
rule at 40 CFR 272.951(c)(1), or that are not listed in 40 CFR 
272.951(c)(2) (``legal basis for the State's implementation of the 
hazardous waste management program''), 40 CFR 272.951(c)(3) (``broader 
in scope''), or 40 CFR 272.951(c)(4) (``unauthorized state 
amendments''), are considered new unauthorized State requirements. 
These requirements are not Federally enforceable. After review and 
analysis of the State's regulations, the EPA has notified the State to 
seek authorization for the unauthorized rules that the State has 
adopted and are documented in this Federal Register document. The EPA 
expects the State to include these rules as part of their next Program 
Revision Application package.
    With respect to any requirement pursuant to the Hazardous and Solid 
Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSWA) for which the State has not yet been 
authorized, the EPA will continue to enforce the Federal HSWA standards 
until the State is authorized for these provisions.

G. What will be the effect of Federal HSWA requirements on the 
codification?

    The EPA is not amending 40 CFR part 272 to include HSWA 
requirements and prohibitions that are implemented by the EPA. Section 
3006(g) of RCRA provides that any HSWA requirement or prohibition 
(including implementing regulations) takes effect in authorized and not 
authorized States at the same time. A HSWA requirement or prohibition 
supersedes any less stringent or inconsistent State provision which may 
have been previously authorized by the EPA (50 FR 28702, July 15, 
1985). The EPA has the authority to implement HSWA requirements in all 
States, including authorized States, until the States become authorized 
for such requirement or prohibition. Authorized States are required to 
revise their programs to adopt the HSWA requirements and prohibitions, 
and then to seek authorization for those revisions pursuant to 40 CFR 
part 271.
    Instead of amending the 40 CFR part 272 every time a new HSWA 
provision takes effect under the authority of RCRA section 3006(g), the 
EPA will wait until the State receives authorization for its analog to 
the new HSWA provision before amending the State's 40 CFR part 272 
incorporation by reference. Until then, persons wanting to know whether 
a HSWA requirement or prohibition is in effect should refer to 40 CFR 
271.1(j), as amended, which lists each such provision.
    Some existing State requirements may be similar to the HSWA 
requirement implemented by the EPA. However, until the EPA authorizes 
those State requirements, the EPA can only enforce the HSWA 
requirements and not the State analogs. The EPA will not codify those 
State requirements until the State receives authorization for those 
requirements.

II. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has exempted this action 
from the requirements of Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 
4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011). This action 
incorporates by reference Louisiana's authorized hazardous waste 
management regulations, and imposes no additional requirements beyond 
those imposed by State law. Therefore, this action is not subject to 
review by OMB. This action is not an Executive Order 13771 (82FR 9339, 
February 3, 2017) regulatory action because actions such as this 
codification of Louisiana's revised hazardous waste program under RCRA 
are exempted under Executive Order 12866. Accordingly, I certify that 
this action will not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because this action incorporates by 
reference pre-existing requirements

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under State law and does not impose any additional enforceable duty 
beyond that required by State law, it does not contain any unfunded 
mandate or significantly or uniquely affect small governments, as 
described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-
1538). For the same reason, this action also does not significantly or 
uniquely affect the communities of tribal governments, as specified by 
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This action will 
not have substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship 
between the national government and the States, or on the distribution 
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government, 
as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999), 
because it merely authorizes and incorporates by reference existing 
State requirements as part of the State RCRA hazardous waste management 
program without altering the relationship or the distribution of power 
and responsibilities established by RCRA.
    This action also is not subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 
19885, April 23, 1997), because it is not economically significant and 
it does not make decisions based on environmental health or safety 
risks. This rule is not subject to Executive Order 13211, ``Actions 
Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 
Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001) because it is not a 
significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.
    Under RCRA section 3006(b), EPA grants a State's application for 
authorization as long as the State meets the criteria required by RCRA. 
It would thus be inconsistent with applicable law for EPA, when it 
reviews a State authorization application, to require the use of any 
particular voluntary consensus standard in place of another standard 
that otherwise satisfies the requirements of RCRA. The requirements 
being codified are the result of Louisiana's voluntary participation in 
the EPA's State program authorization process under RCRA Subtitle C. 
Thus, the requirements of section 12(d) of the National Technology 
Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not apply. 
As required by section 3 of Executive Order 12988 (61 FR 4729, February 
7, 1996), in issuing this rule, the EPA has taken the necessary steps 
to eliminate drafting errors and ambiguity, minimize potential 
litigation, and provide a clear legal standard for affected conduct. 
The EPA has complied with Executive Order 12630 (53 FR 8859, March 15, 
1988) by examining the takings implications of the rule in accordance 
with the ``Attorney General's Supplemental Guidelines for the 
Evaluation of Risk and Avoidance of Unanticipated Takings'' issued 
under the executive order. This rule does not impose an information 
collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). ``Burden'' is defined at 5 CFR 
1320.3(b).
    Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994) establishes 
Federal executive policy on environmental justice. Because this rule 
codifies pre-existing State rules which are at least equivalent to, and 
no less stringent than existing Federal requirements, and imposes no 
additional requirements beyond those imposed by State law, and there 
are no anticipated significant adverse human health or environmental 
effects, the rule is not subject to Executive Order 12898.
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801-808, generally provides 
that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating the rule 
must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, to each 
House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the United 
States. The EPA will submit a report containing this document and other 
required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of 
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior 
to publication in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot take effect 
until 60 days after it is published in the Federal Register. This 
action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 272

    Environmental protection, Hazardous waste, Hazardous materials 
transportation, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental 
relations, Water pollution control, Water supply.

    Authority: This action is issued under the authority of Sections 
2002(a), 3006, and 7004(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act as 
amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926 and 6974(b).

    Dated: November 5, 2021.
David Gray,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, under the authority at 
42 U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926, and 6974(b), the EPA is amending 40 CFR part 
272 as follows.

PART 272--APPROVED STATE HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS

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1. The authority citation for part 272 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  Sections 2002(a), 3006, and 7004(b) of the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and 
Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926, and 
6974(b).


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2. Revise Sec.  272.951 to read as follows:


Sec.  272.951   Louisiana State-Administered Program: Final 
Authorization.

    (a) History of the State of Louisiana authorization. Pursuant to 
section 3006(b) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6926(b), the EPA granted Louisiana 
final authorization for the following elements as submitted to EPA in 
Louisiana's base program application for final authorization which was 
approved by EPA effective on February 7, 1985. Subsequent program 
revision applications were approved effective on January 29, 1990; 
October 25, 1991 as corrected October 15, 1991; January 23, 1995 as 
corrected April 11, 1995; March 8, 1995; January 2, 1996; June 11, 
1996; March 16, 1998; December 22, 1998; October 25, 1999; November 1, 
1999; April 28, 2000; March 5, 2001; February 9, 2004; August 9, 2005; 
January 12, 2007; October 15, 2007; July 20, 2009; October 4, 2010; 
August 23, 2011; August 27, 2012; September 11, 2012; November 25, 
2013; November 13, 2015; December 20, 2016; September 11, 2017; and 
December 26, 2018.
    (b) Enforcement authority. The State of Louisiana has primary 
responsibility for enforcing its hazardous waste management program. 
However, EPA retains the authority to exercise its inspection and 
enforcement authorities in accordance with sections 3007, 3008, 3013, 
7003 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6927, 6928, 6934, 6973, and any other 
applicable statutory and regulatory provisions, regardless of whether 
the State has taken its own actions, as well as in accordance with 
other statutory and regulatory provisions.
    (c) State Statutes and Regulations--(1) Incorporation by reference. 
The Louisiana statutes and regulations cited in paragraph (c)(1)(i) of 
this section are incorporated by reference as part of the hazardous 
waste management program under subtitle C of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6921 et 
seq. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation 
by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. You 
may obtain copies of the Louisiana regulations that are incorporated by 
reference in this paragraph from the Office of the State Register, P.O. 
Box

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94095, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9095; Phone number: (225) 342-5015; 
website: www.doa.la.gov/Pages/osr/lac/Code.aspx. The statutes are 
available from Thomson Reuters, 610 Opperman Drive, Eagan, Minnesota 
55123; Phone: 1-888-728-7677; website: https://legalsolutions.thomsonreuters.com. You may inspect a copy at EPA Region 
6, 1201 Elm Street, Suite 500, Dallas, Texas 75270 (Phone number (214) 
665-8533), or at the National Archives and Records Administration 
(NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, 
email [email protected], or go to: www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
    (i) The compilation entitled ``EPA-Approved Louisiana Statutory and 
Regulatory Requirements Applicable to the Hazardous Waste Management 
Program'', dated December 2018. Only those provisions that have been 
authorized by EPA are incorporated by reference. Those provisions are 
listed in appendix A to this part.
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (2) Legal basis. The following provisions provide the legal basis 
for the State's implementation of the hazardous waste management 
program, but they are not being incorporated by reference and do not 
replace Federal authorities:
    (i) Louisiana Statutes Annotated, Revised Statutes, 2017 Main 
Volume (effective April 23, 2017), Volume 17B, Subtitle II of Title 30, 
Louisiana Environmental Quality Act: Chapter 1, Section 2002; Chapter 
2, Sections 2011.A(1), 2011.B and C, 2011.D (except 2011.D(4), (10)-
(12), (16), (19), (20), (23) and (25)), 2011.E-G, 2012, 2013, 2014.A 
(except 2014.A.3), 2014.2, 2017, 2019.A-C, 2020, 2021, 2022.A (except 
the first sentence of 2022.A(1)); 2022.B and C; 2022.1(B), 2023 (except 
phrase ``Except as otherwise provided in this Subsection,'' in 
2023.A(1) and 2023.A(2)); 2024, 2025 (except 2025.D, .F(3), .H, and 
.K), 2026 through 2029, 2033.A-D; Chapter 2-A, Section 2050.8; Chapter 
3, Sections 2054.B(1), 2054.B(2)(a); Chapter 9, Sections 2172, 2174, 
2175, 2180.A-C, 2181, 2183.C, and .F-.H, 2183.1.B, 2183.2, 2184.B, 
2186, 2187, 2188.A and C, 2189.A and B, 2190.A-D, 2191.A-C, 2192, 2193, 
2196, 2199, 2200, 2203.B and C, 2204.A(2), A(3) and B; Chapter 13, 
Sections 2294(6), 2295.C; Chapter 16, Section 2369; Chapter 18, Section 
2417.A.
    (ii) Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 33, Part I, Office of The 
Secretary Part I, Subpart 1: Departmental Administrative Procedures: 
Chapter 5, Sections 501.A, effective October 20, 2007, 501.B, effective 
October 20, 2005, 502, effective September 20, 2008, and 503 through 
511, effective October 20, 2005; Chapter 7, Section 705, effective 
October 20, 2006; Chapter 19, Sections 1901 through 1909, effective 
November 20, 2010; Chapter 23, Sections 2303 through 2309, effective 
October 20, 2009.
    (iii) Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 33, Part V, Hazardous 
Waste and Hazardous Materials, Louisiana Hazardous Waste Regulations, 
dated January 2018, unless otherwise specified: Chapter 1, Sections 
101, 107.A.-.C; Chapter 3, Sections 301, 311.A, 311.C, 315 introductory 
paragraph, 323.B.3, 323.B.4.d and e; Chapter 5, Section, 503; Chapter 
7, Sections 703, 705, 707, 709 through 721; and Chapter 22, Sections 
2201.A, 2201.E, 2201.F.
    (3) Related legal provisions. The following statutory and 
regulatory provisions are broader in scope than the Federal program, 
are not part of the authorized program, and are not incorporated by 
reference:
    (i) Louisiana Statutes Annotated, Revised Statutes, 2017 Main 
Volume (effective April 23, 2017), Volume 17B, Subtitle II of Title 30, 
Louisiana Environmental Quality Act: Chapter 2, Sections 2014.B and D; 
Chapter 9, Sections 2178 and 2197.
    (ii) Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 33, Part I, Office of The 
Secretary Part I, Subpart 1: Departmental Administrative Procedures: 
Chapter 19, Section 1911, effective November 20, 2010.
    (iii) Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 33, Part V, Hazardous 
Waste And Hazardous Materials, Louisiana Hazardous Waste Regulations, 
dated January 2018, unless otherwise specified: Chapter 1, Sections, 
105.D.1.y, 105.O.1.f, 105.O.2.d, 105.R.5, 108.F.5, 108.G.5 and 109 
Analogous Product; 109 Analogous Raw Material; 109 Intermediate; 
Chapter 3, Section 327; Chapter 4, Sections 401 through 409; Chapter 
11, Sections 1101.G and 1109.E.7.f; Chapter 13, Section 1313; Chapter 
51.
    (4) Unauthorized State amendments and provisions. (i) Louisiana has 
adopted but is not authorized to implement the HSWA rules that are 
listed in the Table in lieu of the EPA. The EPA will enforce the 
Federal HSWA standards for which Louisiana is not authorized until the 
State receives specific authorization from EPA.

                                         Table 1 to Paragraph (c)(4)(i)
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         Federal requirement               Federal Register reference                Publication date
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Standards for Hazardous Waste Storage  51 FR 25422......................  July 14, 1986.
 and Treatment Tank Systems (HSWA
 portions) (Rule 28H).
Exports of Hazardous Waste (HSWA)      51 FR 28664......................  August 8, 1986.
 (Checklist 31).
HSWA Codification Rule 2:              52 FR 45788......................  December 1, 1987.
 Requirements addressing Corrective
 Action for Injection Wells and Post-
 Closure Permits (HSWA) (Checklists
 44 C and 44G).
Removal of Saccharin and its Salts     75 FR 78918......................  December 17, 2010.
 from the Lists of Hazardous Wastes
 (Non-HSWA) (Checklist 225).
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    (ii) The Federal rules listed in the table below are not delegable 
to States. Louisiana has adopted these provisions and left the 
authority to the EPA for implementation and enforcement.

                                         Table 2 to Paragraph (c)(4)(ii)
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         Federal requirement               Federal Register reference                Publication date
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Imports and Exports of Hazardous       61 FR 16290......................  April 12, 1996.
 Waste: Implementation of OECD
 Council Decision (HSWA) (Checklist
 152).

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OECD Requirements; Export Shipments    75 FR 1236.......................  January 8, 2010.
 of Spent Lead-Acid Batteries (Non-
 HSWA) (Checklist 222).
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    (iii) (A) The following authorized provisions of the Louisiana 
regulations include amendments published in the Louisiana Register that 
are not approved by EPA. Such unauthorized amendments are not part of 
the State's authorized program and are, therefore, not Federally 
enforceable. Thus, notwithstanding the language in the Louisiana 
hazardous waste regulations incorporated by reference at paragraph 
(c)(1)(i) of this section, EPA will enforce the State provisions that 
are actually authorized by EPA. The effective dates of the State's 
authorized provisions are listed as follows.

                   Table 3 to Paragraph (c)(4)(iii)(A)
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                                           Effective date of authorized
             State provision                         provision
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LAC 1111.B.1.c..........................  March 20, 1984.
LAC 1113................................  March 20, 1984.
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    (B) The actual State regulatory text authorized by EPA (i.e., 
without the unauthorized amendments) is available as a separate 
document, Addendum to the EPA-Approved Louisiana Regulatory and 
Statutory Requirements Applicable to the Hazardous Waste Management 
Program, dated December, 2018. Copies of the document can be obtained 
electronically through https://www.regulations.gov, and from U.S. EPA 
Region 6, 1201 Elm Street, Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75207.
    (5) Memorandum of Agreement. The Memorandum of Agreement between 
EPA Region 6 and the State of Louisiana, signed by the Secretary of the 
State of Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) on 
January 30, 2018 and the EPA Regional Administrator on August 28, 2018 
is referenced as part of the authorized hazardous waste management 
program under subtitle C of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq.
    (6) Statement of Legal Authority. ``Attorney General's Statement 
for Final Authorization'', signed by the Attorney General of Louisiana 
on May 10, 1989 and revisions, supplements and addenda to that 
Statement dated May 13, 1991, May 3, 1994, December 2, 1994, May 31, 
1995, July 24, 1995, November 30, 1995, December 13, 1996, April 15, 
1998, January 13, 1999, January 27, 1999, August 19, 1999, August 29, 
2000, October 17, 2001, February 25, 2003, December 19, 2005, September 
5, 2006, October 9, 2008, January 14, 2010, April 18, 2012, June 11, 
2014, July 27, 2016, and July 17, 2017 are referenced as part of the 
authorized hazardous waste management program under subtitle C of RCRA, 
42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq.
    (7) Program Description. The Program Description and any other 
materials submitted as part of the original application or as 
supplements thereto are referenced as part of the authorized hazardous 
waste management program under subtitle C of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6921 et 
seq.

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3. Appendix A to part 272 is amended by revising the listing for 
``Louisiana'' to read as follows:

Appendix A to Part 272--State Requirements

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Louisiana

    The statutory provisions include:
    Louisiana Statutes Annotated, Revised Statutes, 2017 Main Volume 
(effective April 23, 2017), Volume 17B, Subtitle II of Title 30, 
Louisiana Environmental Quality Act: Chapter 1, Sections 2003, 2004 
introductory paragraph, (2)-(4), (7)-(10), (13), (14) (except 
(14)(b)-(d)), (15), and (18); Chapter 2, Section 2022.A(1), first 
sentence, 2022.1(A); Chapter 8, Section 2153(1); Chapter 9, Sections 
2173 (except 2173(9)), 2183.A, B, D, E, and I, 2183.1.A, 2184.A, 
2188.B, 2189.C, 2202, 2203.A, 2204.A(1) and C; Chapter 13, Sections 
2295.A and B; Chapter 18, Section 2417.E(5).
    Copies of the Louisiana statutes that are incorporated by 
reference are available from Thomson Reuters, 610 Opperman Drive, 
Eagan, Minnesota 55123; Phone: 1-888-728-7677; website: https://legalsolutions.thomsonreuters.com.
    The regulatory provisions include:
    Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 33, Part V, Hazardous Waste 
and Hazardous Materials, Louisiana Hazardous Waste Regulations, Part 
V, Subpart 1: Department of Environmental Quality--Hazardous Waste, 
dated January 2018.
    Chapter 1--General Provisions and Definitions, Sections 103; 105 
(except 105.D.1.y, 105.O.1.f, 105.O.2.d, 105.P, and 105.R.5); 108 
(except 108.F.5 and 108.G.5); 109 (except ``Analogous Product'', 
``Analogous Raw Material'', ``Batch Tank'', ``Competent 
Authorities'', ``Concerned Countries'', ``Consignee'', ``Continuous-
Flow Tank'', ``Country of Export'', ``Country of Import'', ``Country 
of Transit'', ``EPA Acknowledgement of Consent'', ``Exporter'', 
``Exporting Country'', ``Importer'', ``Importing Country'', 
``Intermediate'', ``OECD'', ``Organization for Economic Cooperation 
and Development (OECD) Area'', ``Primary Exporter'', ``Receiving 
Country'', ``Recognized Trader'', ``Recovery Facility'', ``Recovery 
Operations'', ``Transboundary Movement'', and ``Transit Country''); 
110 (except 110.G.1 and reserved provisions); 111;
    Chapter 3--General Conditions for Treatment, Storage, and 
Disposal Facility Permits, Sections 303; 305 (except 305.F and .G); 
307; 309; 311 (except 311.A and .C); 313; 315.A-.D; 317; 319; 321; 
322 (except 322.D.1.g); 323 (except 323.B.3, .B.4.d and .e); 325; 
329;
    Chapter 5--Permit Application Contents, Sections 501; 505 
through 516; 517 (except the following phrases in 517.V: ``or 2271, 
or a determination made under LAC 33:V.2273,'' and, ``or a 
determination''); 519 through 528; 529 (except 529.E introductory 
paragraph through .E.3); 530 through 536; 537 (except reserved 
provision); 540 through 699;
    Chapter 7--Administrative Procedures for Treatment, Storage, and 
Disposal Facility Permits, Sections 701; 706; 708;
    Chapter 11--Generators, Sections 1101 (except 1101.B and .G); 
1103; 1105; 1107 (except reserved provision); 1109 (except E.7.f and 
reserved provision); 1111.A, 1111.B.1 introductory paragraph (except 
the phrase ``to a treatment, storage, or disposal facility within 
the United States''), 1111.B.1.a.-.c, 1111.B.1.d (except the phrase 
``within the United States''), 1111.B.1.e

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(except the phrase ``within the United States''), 1111.B.1.f.-.h, 
1111.B.2 (except the phrase ``for a period of at least three years 
from the date of the report'' and the third and fourth sentences), 
1111.C-.E; 1113; 1121; 1199 Appendix A;
    Chapter 13--Transporters, Sections 1301 (except 1301.F); 1303; 
1305; 1307.A introductory paragraph (except the third sentence), 
1307.B, 1307.C (except the last sentence), 1307.D, 1307.E (except 
the phrase ``and, for exports, an EPA Acknowledgment of Consent'' at 
1307.E.2), 1307.F (except the phrase ``and, for exports, an EPA 
Acknowledgment of Consent'' at 1307.F.2), 1307.G (except 1307.G.4), 
1307.H-.N; 1309, 1311, 1315 through 1323;
    Chapter 15--Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities, 
Sections 1501 (except reserved provision); 1503 through 1515; 1516 
(except 1516.B.4); 1517 through 1529; 1531 (except 1531.B); 1533; 
1535;
    Chapter 17--Air Emission Standards, Sections 1701 through 1767; 
1799, Appendix Table 1;
    Chapter 18--Containment Buildings, Sections 1801; 1802; 1803 
(except 1803.B.2);
    Chapter 19--Tanks, Sections 1901 through 1907 (except 1907.E.1.e 
& .f, .E.2.d, .J, and .K), 1909.A-C, 1911 through 1921;
    Chapter 20--Integration with Maximum Achievable Control 
Technology (MACT), Section 2001;
    Chapter 21--Containers, Sections 2101 through 2119;
    Chapter 22--Prohibitions on Land Disposal, Sections 2201.B-.D, 
2201.G (except reserved provision), 2201.H, 2201.I; 2203.A (except 
``Cone of Influence'', ``Confining Zone'', ``Formation'', 
``Injection Interval'', ``Injection Zone'', ``Mechanical 
Integrity'', ``Transmissive Fault or Fracture'', ``Treatment'', and 
``Underground Source of Drinking Water''), 2203.B; 2205 (except the 
phrase ``or a determination made under LAC 33:V.2273,'' in 2205.D); 
2207; 2208; 2209 (except the phrase ``or a determination made under 
LAC 33:V.2273,'' in 2209.D.1); 2211; 2213; 2215; 2216 (except the 
phrase ``or 2271'' in 2216.E.2); 2218 (except the phrase ``or 2271'' 
in 2218.B.2); 2219; 2221.D-.F; 2223; 2227 (except reserved 
provision); 2230; 2231.G-.M; 2233; 2236; 2237; 2245 (except 2245.J 
and .K); 2246; 2247 (except 2247.G and .H); 2299 Appendix (except 
Tables 4 (Reserved) and 12 (Repealed));
    Chapter 23--Waste Piles, Sections 2301 through 2313; 2315 
(except the word ``either'' at the end of 2315.B introductory 
paragraph; the word ``or'' at the end of 2315.B.1; and 2315.B.2); 
2317;
    Chapter 24--Hazardous Waste Munitions and Explosives Storage, 
Sections 2401 through 2405;
    Chapter 25--Landfills, Sections 2501 through 2523;
    Chapter 26--Corrective Action Management Units and Temporary 
Units, Sections 2601 through 2607;
    Chapter 27--Land Treatment, Sections 2701 through 2723;
    Chapter 28--Drip Pads, Sections 2801 through 2807; 2809 (except 
the word ``either'' at the end of 2809.B introductory paragraph; the 
word ``or'' at the end of 2809.B.1; and 2809.B.2);
    Chapter 29--Surface Impoundments, Sections 2901 through 2909; 
2911 (except the word ``either'' at end of 2911.B introductory 
paragraph; and 2911.B.1); 2913 through 2919;
    Chapter 30--Hazardous Waste Burned in Boilers and Industrial 
Furnaces, Sections 3001 through 3007; 3009 (except reserved 
provision); 3011 through 3025; 3099 Appendices A through L;
    Chapter 31--Incinerators, Sections 3101 through 3121;
    Chapter 32--Miscellaneous Units, Sections 3201; 3203; 3205; 3207 
(except 3207.C.2);
    Chapter 33--Groundwater Protection, Sections 3301 through 3321; 
3322 (except 3322.D); 3323; 3325 and Table 4;
    Chapter 35--Closure and Post-Closure, Sections 3501 through 
3505; 3507 (except 3507.B); 3509 through 3519; 3521 (except 
3521.A.3); 3523 through 3527;
    Chapter 37--Financial Requirements, Sections 3701 through 3719;
    Chapter 38--Universal Wastes, Sections 3801 through 3811; 3813 
(except ``Mercury-containing lamp''); 3815 through 3833; 3835 
(except the phrase ``, other than to those OECD countries . . . 
requirements of LAC 33:V.Chapter 11.Subchapter B),'' at 3835.A 
introductory paragraph); 3837 through 3855; 3857 (except the phrase 
``, other than to those OECD countries . . . requirements of LAC 
33:V.Chapter 11.Subchapter B),'' at 3857.A introductory paragraph); 
3859 through 3869; 3871 (except the phrase ``other than to those 
OECD countries . . . requirements of LAC 33:V.Chapter 11.Subchapter 
B)'' at 3871.A introductory paragraph); 3873 through 3877; 3879 
(except 3879.B); 3881; 3883;
    Chapter 40--Used Oil, Sections 4001 through 4093;
    Chapter 41--Recyclable Materials, Sections 4101; 4105 (except 
4105.A.1.a.i and ii; and 4105.A.4); 4139; 4141; 4143 (except the 
word ``and'' at the end of 4143.B.4; and 4143.B.5); 4145;
    Chapter 42--Conditional Exemption for Low-Level Mixed Waste 
Storage and Disposal, Sections 4201 through 4243;
    Chapter 43--Interim Status, Sections 4301 through 4371; 4373 
(except the last two sentences ``The administrative authority . . . 
as demonstrated in accordance with LAC 33:I.Chapter 13.'' in 
4373.K.1); 4375; 4377; 4379 (except 4379.B); 4381 through 4387; 4389 
(except 4389.C); 4391 through 4397; 4399; 4401 through 4413; 4417 
through 4456, 4457.A (except 4457.A.2), 4457.B (except the phrase: 
``If the owner or operator . . . he must'' in the introductory 
paragraph), 4457.C; 4459 through 4474; 4475 (except the word 
``either'' at the end of 4475.B introductory paragraph; the word 
``or'' at the end of 4475.B.1; and 4475.B.2); 4476 through 4499; 
4501 through 4703; 4705 (except the word ``either'' at the end of 
4705.B introductory paragraph; the word ``or'' at the end of 
4705.B.1; and 4705.B.2); 4707 through 4739;
    Chapter 49--Lists of Hazardous Wastes, Sections 4901; 4903; 
4907; 4911 through 4915; 4999, Appendices C through E;
    Chapter 53--Military Munitions, Sections 5301 through 5311; 
Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 33, Part VII, Solid Waste, as 
amended through June 2011; Sections 301.A.2.a; and 315.J.
    Copies of the Louisiana Administrative Code as published by the 
Office of the State Register, P.O. Box 94095, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-
9095; Phone: (225) 342-5015; website: www.doa.la.gov/Pages/osr/lac/Code.aspx.
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