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Revisions to Standards for the Open Burning/Open Detonation of Waste Explosives
The Environmental Protection Agency published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on March 20, 2024. Comments closed on May 20, 2024.
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What the agency says
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) proposes to revise regulations that allow for the open burning and detonation (OB/OD) of waste explosives. This allowance or "variance" to the prohibition on the open burning of hazardous waste was established at a time when there were no alternatives for the safe treatment of waste explosives. However, recent findings from the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) and the EPA have identified safe alternatives which are potentially applicable to treat some energetic/explosive waste streams. Because there may be safe alternatives available and in use today that capture and treat emissions prior to release, regulations would be revised to describe specified procedures for the existing requirements to evaluate and implement alternative treatment technologies. These proposed revisions would reduce OB/OD of waste explosives and increase control of air emissions through improved implementation of existing requirements that facilities must evaluate and use safe and available alternative technologies in lieu of OB/OD.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-05088
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule
- Agency
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Published
- March 20, 2024
- Comments due
- May 20, 2024
- Dates
- Comments must be received on or before May 20, 2024. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), comments on the information collection provisions are best assured of consideration if the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) receives a copy of your comments on or before April 19, 2024.
- Docket
- EPA-HQ-OLEM-2021-0397; FRL-8592-01-OLEM
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2050-AH24
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 40 CFR 124; 40 CFR 260; 40 CFR 264; 40 CFR 265; 40 CFR 270; 40 CFR 271
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Air pollution control; Confidential business information; Environmental protection; Hazardous materials transportation; Hazardous waste; Indians-lands; Insurance; Intergovernmental relations; Packaging and containers; Penalties; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Security measures; Surety bonds; Water pollution control; Water supply
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 79
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