ok-2186: Department of Environmental Quality — Hazardous Waste Management

Summary

The gist of this rulemaking is to make DEQ's hazardous waste rules consistent with the federal regulations by incorporating by reference the regulations found in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations Parts 124 and 260-279, revised as of July 1, 2025. There are three (3) separate rule changes that are included in this incorporation by reference. The first amended regulation addresses manifest and electronic manifest (e-Manifest) requirements for shipments of hazardous waste, including those specific to hazardous waste imports and export; requirements pertaining to the international movement document for imports and exports of hazardous waste; the manifest data correction process, and the Discrepancy, Exception, and Unmanifested Waste Reports. Additionally, this rule modification makes technical corrections to address typographical errors in the e-manifest regulations. The second rule change establishes 40 CFR Part 266 Subpart Q which describes alternative standards for the recovery and recycling of lower flammability hydrofluorocarbons and hydrocarbon substitutes as well as making conforming changes to corresponding parts of the hazardous waste regulations. The third change finalizes five revisions to the August 9, 2023 direct final rule that made technical corrections to the 2016 Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule, the 2019 Hazardous Waste Pharmaceutical Rule, and the 2018 Vacatur of the Definition of Solid Waste Rule. These five revisions were among eight amendments that were withdrawn due to the receipt of adverse comments.

The agency’s own summary, as published.