2023-16752: Used Drum Management and Reconditioning Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Summary

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the EPA) is soliciting information and requesting comments to assist in the potential development of non-regulatory and regulatory options that would ensure the proper management of used industrial containers that held hazardous chemicals or hazardous waste, up to and including the drum reconditioning process. Options could include revising the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations or other, non-regulatory options. This Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) does not propose any regulatory requirements or change any existing regulatory requirements.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

What this changes

Amends 10 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

• 40 CFR 260 Hazardous Waste Management System: General
• 40 CFR 261 Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste
• 40 CFR 262 Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
• 40 CFR 263 Standards Applicable to Transporters of Hazardous Waste
• 40 CFR 264 Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities
• 40 CFR 265 Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities
• 40 CFR 266 Standards for the Management of Specific Hazardous Wastes and Specific Types of Hazardous Waste Management Facilities
• 40 CFR 267 Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Facilities Operating Under a Standardized Permit
• 40 CFR 268 Land Disposal Restrictions
• 40 CFR 270 EPA Administered Permit Programs: the Hazardous Waste Permit Program