
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 222 (Thursday, November 17, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 81007-81014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27680]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 271

[EPA-R07-RCRA-2016-0637; FRL-9955-25-Region 7]


State of Nebraska; Authorization of State Hazardous Waste 
Management Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: Nebraska has applied to the Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) for final authorization of revisions to its hazardous waste 
program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA 
has determined that these revisions satisfy all requirements needed to 
qualify for final authorization and is authorizing Nebraska's revisions 
through this direct final rule.

DATES: This final authorization will become effective on January 17, 
2017, unless EPA receives adverse written comments by December 19, 
2016. If EPA receives such comments, we will publish a timely 
withdrawal of this direct final rule in the Federal Register informing 
the public that this rule will not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-
RCRA-2016-0637, to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot 
be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. EPA may publish any comment 
received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any 
information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 
Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a 
written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment 
and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. EPA will 
generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of 
the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing 
system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment 
policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general 
guidance on making effective comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Haugen, EPA Region 7, Enforcement 
Coordination Office, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219, 
phone number: (913) 551-7877, and email address: haugen.lisa@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the ``Proposed Rules'' section of this 
Federal Register, we are publishing a separate document that will serve 
as the proposal to authorize the revisions. EPA believes this action is 
not controversial and does not expect comments that oppose it. Unless 
EPA receives written comments that oppose this authorization during the 
comment period, the decision to authorize Nebraska's revisions to its 
hazardous waste program will take effect. If EPA receives comments that 
oppose this action, EPA will publish a document in the Federal Register 
withdrawing today's direct final rule before it takes effect.

Authorization of State-Initiated Changes

A. Why are revisions to State programs necessary?

    States which have received final authorization from EPA under RCRA 
section 3006(b), 42 U.S.C. 6926(b), must maintain a hazardous waste 
program that is equivalent to, consistent with, and no less stringent 
than the Federal hazardous waste program. As the Federal program is 
revised, the states must change their programs and ask the EPA to 
authorize the changes. Changes to state hazardous waste programs may be 
necessary when Federal or state statutory or regulatory authority is 
modified or when certain other changes occur. Most commonly, states 
must change their programs because of changes to EPA's regulations in 
40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 124, 260 through 268, 270, 
273 and 279. States can also initiate their own changes to their 
hazardous waste program and these changes must then be authorized.

B. What decisions have we made in this rule?

    EPA concludes that Nebraska's application to revise its authorized 
program meets all of the statutory and regulatory requirements 
established by RCRA. Therefore, EPA is granting Nebraska final 
authorization to operate its hazardous waste program with the revisions 
described in the authorization application. Nebraska has responsibility 
for permitting Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs) 
within its borders (except in Indian Country) and for carrying out the 
aspects of the RCRA program described in its revised program 
application, subject to the limitations of the Hazardous and Solid 
Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSWA). New Federal requirements and 
prohibitions imposed by Federal regulations that EPA promulgates under 
the authority of HSWA take effect in authorized states before they are 
authorized for the requirements. Thus, EPA will implement those 
requirements and prohibitions in Nebraska, including issuing permits, 
until Nebraska is granted authorization to do so.

C. What is the effect of this authorization decision?

    The effect of this decision is that a facility in Nebraska subject 
to RCRA will now have to comply with the authorized state requirements 
instead of the equivalent Federal requirements in order to comply with 
RCRA. Nebraska has enforcement responsibilities under its state 
hazardous waste program for violations of such program, but EPA retains 
its authority under RCRA sections 3007, 3008, 3013, and 7003, which 
include, among others, authority to: (1) Perform inspections, and 
require monitoring, tests, analyses, or reports; and (2) Enforce RCRA 
requirements and suspend or revoke permits. This action does not impose 
additional requirements on the regulated community because the 
regulations for which Nebraska is being authorized by this direct final 
action are already effective and are not changed by this action.

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

    Along with this direct final rule, EPA is publishing a separate 
document in the ``Proposed Rules'' section of this Federal Register 
that serves as the proposal to authorize these state program revisions. 
EPA did not publish a proposal before this direct final action because 
EPA views this action as a routine program change and does not expect 
comments that oppose its approval. EPA is providing an opportunity for 
public comment now, as described in Section E of this document.

E. What happens if EPA receives comments that oppose this action?

    If EPA receives comments that oppose this authorization, we will 
withdraw this rule by publishing a document in the Federal Register 
before the rule

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becomes effective. EPA will base any further decision on the 
authorization of Nebraska's program revisions on the proposal mentioned 
in the previous section, after considering all comments received during 
the comment period. EPA will then address all such comments in a later 
final rule. You may not have another opportunity to comment. If you 
want to comment on this authorization, you must do so at this time.
    If EPA receives comments that oppose only the authorization of a 
particular revision to the State hazardous waste program, we will 
withdraw only that part of this action, and the authorization of the 
program revisions that the comments do not oppose will become effective 
on the date specified above. The Federal Register withdrawal document 
will specify which part of the authorization will become effective and 
which part is being withdrawn.

F. For what has Nebraska previously been authorized?

    Nebraska initially received final authorization on January 24, 
1985, effective February 7, 1985 (50 FR 3345), to implement the RCRA 
hazardous waste management program. Nebraska received authorization for 
revisions to its program on October 4, 1985, effective December 3, 1988 
(53 FR 38950); June 25, 1996, effective August 26, 1996 (61 FR 32699); 
April 10, 2003, effective June 9, 2003 (68 FR 17553); October 4, 2004, 
effective December 3, 2004 (69 FR 59139); and December 30, 2008, 
effective September 24, 2010 (75 FR 58328).

G. What changes are we authorizing with this action?

    On September 21, 2016, Nebraska submitted its final application 
seeking authorization of hazardous waste program revisions in 
accordance with 40 CFR 271.21. The State's authorization package 
includes an updated Program Description, a General Memorandum of 
Agreement (MOA), a Corrective Action MOA between the EPA and the 
Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ), a copy of title 
128 of the Nebraska Administrative Code, as amended on July 6, 2016, 
and an Attorney General's Statement. The State has made amendments to 
the provisions listed in the table which follows. The State's laws and 
regulations, amended by these provisions, provide authority which 
remains equivalent to, no less stringent than, and not broader in scope 
than the Federal laws and regulations. Nebraska's regulatory references 
are to title 128 or title 129, as noted, of the Nebraska Administrative 
Code, as amended on July 6, 2016. We are granting Nebraska final 
authorization to carry out the following provisions of the State's 
program in lieu of the Federal program.

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                                           Analogous Nebraska authority
       Federal requirement 40 CFR                   Title 128
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                      Changes Analogous to Part 124
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124.31(a)..............................  13-001.03 & 13-001.05
124.31(b) 31(c)........................  13-016.01-.02
124.31(d) (all)........................  13-016.03, .03(A) (all) and
                                          .03(B) (all)
124.32(a)..............................  13-001.04 & .05
124.32(b)-(c)..........................  13-017.01-.02
124.33(a)..............................  13-001.06
124.33(b)-(f)..........................  13-018.01-.05
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                      Changes Analogous to Part 260
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260.10 ``contained''...................  1-023 (all)
260.10 ``corrective action management    1-027
 unit (CAMU)''.
260.10 ``designated facility''.........  1-037 (all)
260.10 ``disposal facility''...........  1-043
260.10 ``facility'' (2) and (3)........  1-052.02-.03
260.10 ``Hazardous secondary material''  1-063
260.10 ``Hazardous secondary material    1-064
 generator''.
260.10 ``Intermediate facility''.......  1-079
260.10 ``lamp''........................  25-008.06
260.10 ``Land-based unit''.............  1-081
260.10 ``landfill''....................  1-082
260.10 ``manifest''....................  1-089
260.10 ``manifest tracking number''....  1-090
260.10 ``miscellaneous unit''..........  1-092
260.10 ``no free liquids''.............  1-096
260.10 ``Remanufacturing''.............  1-110
260.10 ``remediation waste''...........  1-111
260.10 ``remediation waste management    1-112
 site''.
260.10 ``staging pile''................  1-123
260.10 ``Transfer facility''...........  1-133
260.10 ``universal waste''.............  25-008.13 (all)
260.10 ``wipe''........................  1-153
260-11 References......................  1-003
260.30.................................  5-001 and 001.01
260.30(b)-(f)..........................  5-001.01B-.01F
260.31(c); 260.31(c)(1)-(5)............  5-001.04 (all)
260.31(d)(all).........................  5-001.05 (all)
260.33 (Section heading and              5-003
 introductory text).
260.33(a)..............................  5-003.01
260.33(c)-(e)..........................  5-003.03-.05
260.34(all)............................  5-004 (all)
260.42 section heading.................  5-008
260.42(a) (all)........................  5-008.01 (all)

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260.42(b)..............................  5-008.02
260.43 (all)...........................  5-009 (all)
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                      Changes Analogous to Part 261
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261.1(c)(4)............................  2-002.03
261.1(c)(8)............................  2-002.07
261.2(b)(3)-(4)........................  2-003.02A3-A4
261.2(c)(3) except references to         2-003.03C
 261.4(a)(17).
261.2(c)(4) table 1 except references    2-003.03/Table 1
 to 261.4(a)(17).
261.2(g)...............................  2-003.07
261.4(a)(23) (all).....................  2-008.25
261.4(a)(24) (all).....................  2-008.26
261.4(a)(26) (all).....................  2-008.24
261.4(a)(27) (all).....................  2-008.27
261.4(b)(15) (all).....................  2-009.13 (all)
261.4(b)(18) (all).....................  2-009.14
261.4(g) (all).........................  2-014.01 (all)
261.6(c)(1)............................  7-005
261.7(b)(1)(iii)(A)-(B)................  2-015.03C-.03D
261.9(b),(c)-(d).......................  25-001.01B,.01C-D
261.32(a) adding K181..................  3-014, Table 5
261.32(b)-(d)..........................  3-014.01
Subpart H--Financial Requirements for    3-022
 Management of Excluded Hazardous
 Secondary Materials 261.140-261.151.
Subpart I--Use and Management of         3-023
 Containers 261.170-261.179.
Subpart J--Tank Systems 261.190-261.200  3-024
Subpart M--Emergency Preparedness and    3-025
 Response for Management of Excluded
 Hazardous Secondary Materials 261.400-
 261.420.
Subpart AA--Air Emission Standards for   3-026
 Process Vents 261.1030-261.1035.
Subpart BB--Air Emission Standards for   3-027
 Equipment Leaks 261.1050-261.1064.
Subpart CC--Air Emission Standards for   3-028
 Tanks and Containers 261.1080-261.1089.
261 Appendix VII Adding K181...........  Appendix II
261 Appendix VIII Adding o-Anisidine (2- Appendix I
 methoxyaniline); p-Cresidine; 2-4-
 Dimethylaniline (2,4-xylidine); 1,2-
 Phenylenediamine; and 1-3-
 Phenylenediamine.
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                      Changes Analogous to Part 262
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262.20(a)(1)...........................  10-002.01A
262.21 (all)...........................  10-002.01A1
262.27 (all)...........................  10-002.14 (all)
262.32(b)..............................  10-003.01D
262.33.................................  10-003.01E
262.34(m) (all)........................  10-004.06 (all)
262.54(c) and (e)......................  10-006
262.60(c)-(e)..........................  10-006
262/Appendix...........................  10-002.01A
262.34(a)(1)(i)........................  10-004.01A6
262.34(a)(1)(ii).......................  10-004.01B
262.34(a)(4)...........................  10-004.01H
262.34(d)(2)...........................  9-007.03C
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                      Changes Analogous to Part 263
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263.20(a)(1)-(2).......................  11-006.01 and 006.01A
263.20(g) (all)........................  11-006.07 (all)
263.21(b)(1)...........................  11-006.10
263.21(b) (all)........................  11-006.10A (all)
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                      Changes Analogous to Part 264
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264.1(g)(11)(ii)-(iv)..................  21-001
264.1(j) (all).........................  21-001.04 (all)
264.3..................................  21-001.05
Subpart B--GENERAL FACILITY STANDARDS    21-002
 264.10 and 264.12-264.19.
Subpart E--MANIFEST SYSTEM,              21-005
 RECORDKEEPING, AND REPORTING 264.70-
 264.77.
Subpart F--RELEASES FROM SOLID WASTE     21-006 (For discussion of 21-
 MANAGEMENT UNITS 264.90-264.101.         006.01 see section H of this
                                          notice.)

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Subpart G--CLOSURE AND POST-CLOSURE      21-007
 264.110-264.120.
Subpart H--FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS        21-008
 264.140-264.151.
Subpart I--USE AND MANAGEMENT OF         21-009
 CONTAINERS 264.170-264.179.
Subpart J--TANK SYSTEMS 264.190-264.200  21-010
Subpart K--SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS 264.220- 21-011
 264.232.
Subpart S--SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR        21-016 (For discussion of 21-
 CLEANUP 264.550-264.555.                 016.01 see section H of this
                                          notice.)
Subpart X--MISCELLANEOUS UNITS 264.600-  21-018
 264.603.
Subpart AA--AIR EMISSION STANDARDS FOR   21-019
 PROCESS VENTS 264.1030-264.1036.
Subpart BB--AIR EMISSION STANDARDS FOR   21-020
 EQUIPMENT LEAKS 264.1050-264.1065.
Subpart CC--AIR EMISSION STANDARDS FOR   21-021
 TANKS, SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS, AND
 CONTAINERS 264.1080-264.1091.
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                      Changes Analogous to Part 265
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265.1(b)...............................  22-001
265.1(c)(14)(ii)-(iv)..................  22-001.01K
Subpart B--GENERAL FACILITY STANDARDS    22-002
 40 CFR 265.10 and 265.12-265.19.
Subpart E--MANIFEST SYSTEM,              22-005
 RECORDKEEPING, AND REPORTING 265.70-
 265.77.
Subpart F--GROUND-WATER MONITORING       22-006 (For discussion of 22-
 265.90-265.94.                           006.01--006.05 see section H
                                          of this notice)
Subpart G--CLOSURE AND POST-CLOSURE      22-007
 265.110-265.121.
Subpart H--FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS        22-008
 265.140-265.150.
Subpart I--USE AND MANAGEMENT OF         22-009
 CONTAINERS 265.170-265.178.
Subpart J--TANK SYSTEMS 265.190-         22-010
 265.200, and 265.202.
Subpart K--SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS 265.220- 22-011
 265.231.
Subpart AA--AIR EMISSION STANDARDS FOR   22-019
 PROCESS VENTS 265.1030-265.1035.
Subpart BB--AIR EMISSION STANDARDS FOR   22-020
 EQUIPMENT LEAKS 265.1050-265.1064.
Subpart CC--AIR EMISSION STANDARDS FOR   22-021
 TANKS, SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS, AND
 CONTAINERS 265.1080-265.1091.
Appendix VI............................  22-027
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                      Changes Analogous to Part 266
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266.80(a)..............................  7-012.01 and .02, including
                                          Table
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                      Changes Analogous to Part 268
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268.1 (all)............................  20-001.01-001.06
268.2..................................  20-002
268.2(c)...............................  20-002.03
268.3(a)-(d)...........................  20-003.01
268.4..................................  20-004
268.7(a) intro.........................  20-005.01
268.7(a)(3)-(8)........................  20-005.01C-.01H
268.7(a)(9)............................  20-005.01I, 20-005.01I1-
                                          005.01I4
268.7(a)(10)...........................  20-005.01J
268.7(b)-(d)...........................  20-005.02--005.04
268.9 (all)............................  20-006 (all)
268.14 (all)...........................  20-007
268.20.................................  20-008.01
Subpart C--PROHIBITIONS ON LAND          20-008.01
 DISPOSAL 268.30-268.39.
268.40 (all)...........................  20-009
268.40/Treatment Standard Table          20--Table 9
 revising F039 and by adding K181.
268.42(a)..............................  20-010.01
268.42(a)/Table 1......................  20-010.01, Table 10
268.42(c) (all)........................  20-010.02 (all)
268.42(d)..............................  20-010.03
268.44(h) (all)........................  5-006 (all)
268.45 (all)...........................  20-011.01-011.04
268.45/Table 1.........................  20-Table 11
268.46.................................  20-Table 9
268.48(a)..............................  20-012.01
268.48(a)/Universal Treatment Standards  20-Table 12
 Table adding o-Anisidine (2-
 methoxyaniline); p-Cresidine; 2,4-
 Dimethylaniline (2,4-xylidine); and
 1,3-Phenylenediamine.
268.49 (all)...........................  20-013 (all)

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268.50 (all)...........................  20-014 (all)
Appendix III List of Halogenated         20-015
 Organic Compounds Regulated Under Sec.
   268.32.
Appendix IV Wastes Excluded From Lab     20-16
 Packs Under the Alternative Treatment
 Standards of Sec.   268.42(c).
Appendix VI Recommended Technologies To  20-17
 Achieve Deactivation of
 Characteristics in Section 268.42.
Appendix VII LDR Effective Dates of      20-018
 Surface Disposed Prohibited Hazardous
 Wastes.
Appendix VIII LDR Effective Dates of     20-019
 Injected Prohibited Hazardous Wastes.
Appendix IX Extraction Procedure (EP)    20-020
 Toxicity Test Method and Structural
 Integrity Test (Method 1310B).
Appendix XI Metal Bearing Wastes         20-021
 Prohibited From Dilution in a
 Combustion Unit According to 40 CFR
 268.3(c).
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                      Changes Analogous to Part 270
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270.1(c) intro.........................  12-001.02
270.1(c)(2)(viii)(B)-(D)...............  12-001.03H
270.1(c)(7)............................  12-001.09
270.2 ``corrective action management     1-027
 unit''.
270.2 ``disposal facility''............  1-043
270.2 ``Facility mailing list''........  15-006.01A
270.2 ``Remedial Action Plan (RAP)''...  12-001.0314
270.4(a)(2)-(a)(4).....................  12-002.01B-.01D
270.11(d)(1)-(d)(2)....................  13-011.03-011.04
270.14 Contents of part B: General       13-012.02
 requirements.
270.15-270.27 Specific part B            13-012.04
 information requirements.
270.28.................................  13-012.02A
270.30(m)..............................  14-002.18
270.42 Appendix I adding number 3 to     Appendix V
 section D; adding number 10 to Section
 L; and adding Section N Corrective
 Action.
270.60(c)(3)(vii)......................  12-001.04A1(b)
270.61(b)(5)...........................  12-001.04B5
270.62 Hazardous waste incinerator       12-001.04C
 permits.
270.66 Permits for boilers and           12-001.04F
 industrial furnaces burning hazardous
 waste.
270.68.................................  12-001.04G
270.73(a)..............................  12-003.04A
Subpart H--Remedial Action Plans (RAPs)  12-004
 270.79-270.230.
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                      Changes Analogous to Part 273
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273.1(a)(2)-(4)........................  25-001.01B
273.2(a)(1)............................  25-002.01A
273.2(b)(2)............................  25-002.01B
273.2(b)(3)............................  25-002.02C
273.3(a)...............................  25-003.01
273.4(a)...............................  25-004.01
273.5(a)...............................  25-005.01
273.5(b) (all) and (c) all.............  25-005.02 (all) and .03 (all)
273.8(a)-(b)...........................  25-007.01-.02
273.9 ``Lamp''.........................  25-008.06
273.9 ``Large quantity handler of        25-008.07 excluding
 universal waste''.                       ``electronic items''
                                         (For discussion of the state's
                                          additional waste stream
                                          ``electronic items'' see
                                          section H of this notice.)
273.9 ``small quantity handler of        25-008.11 excluding
 universal waste''.                       ``electronic items''
                                         (For discussion of the state's
                                          additional waste stream
                                          ``electronic items'' see
                                          section H of this notice.)
273.9 ``universal waste''..............  25-008.13 excluding
                                          ``electronic items''
                                         (For discussion of the state's
                                          additional waste stream
                                          ``electronic items'' see
                                          section H of this notice.)
273.10.................................  25-009
273.13-(d) (all).......................  25-012.04 (all)
273.14(e)..............................  25-013.05
273.30.................................  25-020
273.32(b)(4)...........................  25-022.02D excluding
                                          ``electronic items'' (For
                                          discussion of the state's
                                          additional waste stream
                                          ``electronic items'' see
                                          section H of this notice.)
273.33(d) (all)........................  25-023.04 (all)
273.34(e)..............................  25-024.05
273.50.................................  25-031
273.60(a)..............................  25-038

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273.81(a)..............................  25-043.01
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                      Changes Analogous to Part 60
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Federal Requirement 40 CFR.............  Analogous Nebraska authority
                                          Title 129
60 Appendix A..........................  34-002.02
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H. Where are the revised State rules different from the Federal rules?

    1. State clarification of Federal rules. These clarifications do 
not affect the enforcement status of the rule, but simply improves 
clarity for the regulated community.
    (a) Nebraska chose not to publish the note in 40 CFR 268.42 because 
all the information formerly contained in 40 CFR 268.42/tables 2 and 3 
are now contained in title 128, chapter 20, section 009/table 9 and 
section 010/table 10. By omitting the note, the State eliminated a 
source of possible confusion.
    (b) Nebraska chose not to publish the note in 40 CFR 268.43 because 
all the information formerly contained in 40 CFR 268.43/table CCW is 
now contained in title 128, chapter 20, section 009/table 9. By 
omitting the note, the State eliminated a source of possible confusion.
    (c) Nebraska chose not to publish the note in 40 CFR 268.46 because 
all the information formerly contained in 40 CFR 268.46 is now 
contained in title 128, chapter 20, section 009/table 9. By omitting 
the note, the State eliminated a source of possible confusion.
    2. More Stringent Nebraska Rules. The Nebraska hazardous waste 
program contains some provisions that are more stringent than is 
required by the RCRA program as codified in the July 1, 2015, edition 
of the title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These more 
stringent provisions are being recognized as a part of the Federally-
authorized program.
    The specific more stringent provisions are also noted in Nebraska's 
authorization application. They include, but are not limited to, the 
following:
    (a) 40 CFR 268.7(a)(1) and (a)(2) include parenthetical provisions, 
beginning with ``Alternatively,'' which allow a generator of hazardous 
waste to send the waste to a RCRA-permitted hazardous waste treatment 
facility without determining whether the hazardous waste has to be 
treated before it can be land disposed. This allowance shifts the 
determination requirement to the treatment facility. Nebraska omits 
these parenthetical provisions and is therefore more stringent than the 
Federal regulations by keeping the responsibility for determining if 
the hazardous waste meets LDR treatment standards with the generator.
    (b) At 20-005.01B1, Nebraska requires specific language for a 
contaminated soil certification statement. The Federal rules do not 
specify required language, therefore the State is more stringent.
    (c) In title 128, chapter 20, the table--Treatment Standards for 
Hazardous Waste--Nebraska includes the chemical 1,3-Phenylenediamine 
under the F039 listing. This chemical is not included in the table 
located at 40 CFR 268.40. Therefore the State is more stringent.
    (d) At 21-006, Nebraska adopts and incorporates by reference 40 CFR 
part 264, subpart F, pertaining to releases from solid waste management 
units. Nebraska adds a provision at 21-006.01, which requires 
groundwater monitoring wells to be designed according to ASTM Standard 
D5092-90. In addition, any groundwater monitoring well to be placed in 
a stratigraphic unit composed of loessal sediment must be designed and 
sampled in a manner approved by NDEQ intended to minimize turbidity in 
samples taken from the well. The Federal regulations do not have these 
specific requirements, therefore Nebraska is more stringent.
    (e) At 40 CFR 270.60(b)(3), the Federal rules the owner/operator of 
an injection well disposing of hazardous waste is considered to have 
RCRA permit if they have a UIC permit issued after November 8, 1984 and 
meet the conditions listed at 270.60(b)(3)(i) and (ii). Hazardous waste 
injection wells are expressly prohibited under title 122, Nebraska 
Administrative Code, Rules and Regulations for Underground Injection 
and Mineral Production Wells, chapter 3, section 003. Through this 
prohibition, the State rule is more stringent than the Federal rule.
    (f) At 22-006, Nebraska adopts and incorporates by reference 40 CFR 
part 265, subpart F, pertaining to groundwater monitoring. Nebraska 
adds a provision at 22-006.01, which requires groundwater monitoring 
wells to be designed according to ASTM Standard D5092-90. In addition, 
any groundwater monitoring well to be placed in a stratigraphic unit 
composed of loessal sediment must be designed and sampled in a manner 
approved by NDEQ intended to minimize turbidity in samples taken from 
the well. The Federal regulations do not have these specific 
requirements, therefore Nebraska is more stringent.
    (g) At 22-006, Nebraska adopts and incorporates by reference 40 CFR 
part 265, subpart F, pertaining to groundwater monitoring. At 22-
006.03, Nebraska adds a provision which requires sampling during the 
initial four consecutive quarters for all analytes listed in 40 CFR 
265.92(b), as incorporated by reference at 22-006. This requirement is 
more stringent than the Federal rules.
    The 40 CFR 265.92(b)(1)-(3) outlines criteria required, Nebraska 
adds a provision at 22-006.03, which requires groundwater monitoring 
wells to be designed according to ASTM Standard D5092-90. In addition, 
any groundwater monitoring well to be placed in a stratigraphic unit 
composed of loessal sediment must be designed and sampled in a manner 
approved by NDEQ intended to minimize turbidity in samples taken from 
the well. The Federal regulations do not have these specific 
requirements, therefore Nebraska is more stringent.
    (h) At 22-006, Nebraska adopts and incorporates by reference 40 CFR 
part 265, subpart F, pertaining to groundwater monitoring. At 40 CFR 
265.93(d)(7)(ii), the Federal regulations state that determinations may 
cease if the groundwater quality assessment plan was implemented during 
the post-closure care period. At 22-006.04, the State regulations allow 
these determinations to cease only if the facility is operating under 
an approved Post Closure Plan. Therefore the State regulations are more 
stringent than the Federal rules.
    (i) At 22-006, Nebraska adopts and incorporates by reference 40 CFR 
part 265, subpart F, pertaining to groundwater monitoring. Under 
265.93(f), the owner or operator must report the results of analyses 
annually. At 22-006.05, Nebraska requires the analyses to be submitted 
within 45 days following the end of the quarter in which the sample was 
taken. Therefore, the State is more stringent.
    (j) The Federal regulations at 273.32(b)(4) require a large 
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handler of universal waste to send written notification of universal 
waste management to the regulating authority. Nebraska requires the 
generator to list the type of waste being generated. Therefore, the 
state rule is more stringent than the Federal rule.
    (k) At 261.2(c)(3), and in column 3 of 261.2(c)(4) table 1, the 
Federal regulations list the exclusion cited at 261.4(a)(17). Nebraska 
did not adopt this exclusion. Therefore, the state is more stringent 
than the Federal regulations.
    3. Broader in scope. EPA considers the following state requirements 
to be beyond the scope of the Federal program, and therefore EPA is not 
authorizing these requirements and cannot enforce them. Entities must 
comply with these requirements in accordance with state law, but they 
are not RCRA requirements. The specific broader in scope provisions 
include, but are not limited to, the following:
    (a) At 22-006, Nebraska adopts and incorporates by reference 40 CFR 
part 265, subpart F, pertaining to groundwater monitoring. At 40 CFR 
265.92(b), the owner or operator must determine the concentration or 
value of the listed parameters in ground-water samples. At 22-006.02, 
Nebraska includes sampling for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at the 
discretion of the Director on a case-by-case basis. The VOCs shall be 
analyzed in accordance with a method approved by the Director. This 
requirement is broader in scope than the Federal rules.
    (b) Title 128 chapter 25 contains Nebraska's ``Standards for 
Universal Waste Management.'' The state adds an additional waste stream 
``electronic items'' to the list of types of universal waste subject to 
these regulations. 40 CFR part 273, the Federal ``Standards for 
Universal Waste Management'' do not include ``electronic items'' as an 
identified waste stream. Therefore, any references or requirements for 
managing the ``electronic items'' waste stream universal waste are 
broader in scope and not enforceable by EPA.

I. Who handles permits after the authorization takes effect?

    Nebraska will issue permits for all the provisions for which it is 
authorized and will administer the permits it issues. EPA will continue 
to administer and enforce any RCRA hazardous waste permits or portions 
of permits which EPA issued prior to the effective date of this 
authorization until they expire or are terminated. EPA will not issue 
any more permits, or new portions of permits, for the provisions listed 
in the table above after the effective date of this authorization. EPA 
will continue to implement and issue permits for HSWA requirements for 
which Nebraska is not yet authorized.

J. How does this action affect Indian Country (18 U.S.C. 1151) in 
Nebraska?

    Nebraska is not authorized to carry out its Hazardous Waste Program 
in Indian Country within the State. This authority remains with EPA. 
Therefore, this action has no effect in Indian Country.

K. What is codification and is EPA codifying Nebraska's Hazardous Waste 
Program as authorized in this rule?

    Codification is the process of placing the State's statutes and 
regulations that comprise the State's authorized hazardous waste 
program into the Code of Federal Regulations. We do this by referencing 
the authorized State rules in 40 CFR part 272. EPA is not codifying the 
authorization of Nebraska's changes at this time. However, we reserve 
the amendment of 40 CFR part 272, subpart CC for the authorization of 
Nebraska's program changes at a later date.

L. Administrative Requirements

    The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has exempted this action 
from the requirements of Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 
1993), and therefore, this action is not subject to review by OMB. This 
action authorizes State requirements for the purpose of RCRA 3006 and 
imposes no additional requirements beyond those imposed by State law. 
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 
authorizes pre-existing requirements 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 (Pub. L. 104-4). 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 State requirements as part of the State RCRA 
hazardous waste 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 
action 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 3006(b), EPA grants a state's application for 
incorporation by reference as long as the State meets the criteria 
required by RCRA. It would thus be inconsistent with applicable law for 
the 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. 
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, EPA has taken the necessary steps to 
eliminate drafting errors and ambiguity, minimize potential litigation, 
and provide a clear legal standard affected conduct. 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, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, 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 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). This action will be effective January 17, 2017, unless 
objections to this authorization are received.

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List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 271

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Confidential business information, Hazardous waste, Hazardous waste 
transportation, Indian lands, Intergovernmental relations, Penalties, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    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, 6974(b).

    Dated: November 3, 2016.
Mark Hague,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
[FR Doc. 2016-27680 Filed 11-16-16; 8:45 am]
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