Revision Checklist 210 Summary

Rule Title:	Hazardous Waste Management System; Standardized Permit for RCRA Hazardous Waste Management Facilities

Checklist Title:	Standardized Permit for RCRA Hazardous Waste Management Facilities
Reference:	70 FR 53420-53478
Promulgation Date:	September 8, 2005
Effective Date:	October 11, 2005
Cluster:	RCRA Cluster XVI
Provision Type:	Non-HSWA
Linkage:	None
Optional:			Yes

Summary:  Today’s rule allows for a “standardized permit.”  The standardized permit will be available to RCRA treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDs) otherwise subject to RCRA permitting that generate and then store or non-thermally treat hazardous waste on-site in tanks, containers, and containment buildings.  The standardized permit will also be available to facilities which receive hazardous waste generated off-site by a generator under the same ownership as the receiving facility, and which then store or non-thermally treat the hazardous waste in containers, tanks, or containment buildings. The standardized permit will streamline the permitting process by allowing facilities to obtain and modify permits more easily, while still achieving the same level of environmental protection as individual permits.

State Authorization:  This rule is placed in RCRA Cluster XVI.  The State modification deadline is July 1, 2007 (or July 1, 2008 if a State statutory change is necessary).   

This rule is promulgated pursuant to non-HSWA authority and is considered to be less stringent than the current Federal requirements. Therefore, States will not be required to adopt and seek authorization for this rule. 

Attorney General (AG) Certification Guidance:  Specific AG certification of statutory authority may not be required for this checklist as long as the AG has previously demonstrated authority for permitting hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities.  

Program Description (PD) Guidance:  A State seeking authorization for this checklist should determine whether the revisions impact the program described in the Program Description. 

Incorporation by Reference Guidance:  40 CFR 267.150 applies only to unauthorized States and is not appropriate in the code of States applying for authorization.  This situation is analogous to that for 40 CFR 264.150.