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Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; CCR Management Unit Deadline Extension Rule

The Environmental Protection Agency published this final rule in the Federal Register on July 22, 2025. It took effect on January 22, 2026. Comments closed on August 21, 2025.

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What the agency says

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is taking direct final action to establish an additional option for owners or operators of active coal combustion residuals (CCR) facilities or inactive CCR facilities with a legacy CCR surface impoundment to comply with the facility evaluation report (FER) Part 1 requirements and to extend compliance deadlines for the remaining CCRMU provisions published in the Federal Register on May 8, 2024. The May 8, 2024 rule (Legacy Final Rule) established regulatory requirements for legacy CCR surface impoundments and CCR management units (CCRMU) under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).

Key facts

Document number
2025-13698
Type
Final rule
Action
Direct final rule
Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
Published
July 22, 2025
Takes effect
January 22, 2026
Comments due
August 21, 2025
Dates
This final rule is effective on January 22, 2026, without further notice unless EPA receives adverse comment by August 21, 2025. If EPA receives adverse comment, the Agency will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public about the specific regulatory paragraph(s) or amendment(s) that will not take effect.
Docket
EPA-HQ-OLEM-2020-0107; FRL-7814.2-02-OLEM
Regulation ID (RIN)
2050-AH36
Code of Federal Regulations
40 CFR 257
Topics
Environmental protection; Hazardous waste
Pages
9

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