Hazardous Waste Management Regulations-Full Text

1 NOTEThis document combines the state s Hazardous Waste Management regulations which wereeffective on October 31, 2001 and the recently adopted modifications to those regulationswhich became effective on June 27, 2002. This document was prepared by the State ofConnecticut Department of Environmental protection and is provided for the convenienceof the reader. This is not the official version of the regulations . The official modificationsto the regulations will be published in the Connecticut Law Journal at a future date. In theevent there is inconsistency between this document and the regulations as published in theConnecticut Law Journal, the Connecticut Law Journal publication shall 1 of 132 Section 22a-449(c)-100.

2 Hazardous Waste Management System: General(a) General(1) Unless specifically excluded by the state Hazardous Waste Management regulations ,when a provision of the Code of Federal regulations (CFR) is incorporated byreference, or cited in the state Hazardous Waste Management regulations , all notes,comments, appendices, diagrams, tables, and figures referred to or cited in suchprovision are also incorporated by reference. In addition, when a provision of the CFRis incorporated by reference or cited in the state Hazardous Waste managementregulations, such reference shall be deemed to include all modifications made to anysuch provision by the state Hazardous Waste Management regulations .

3 (2) When a provision of the CFR is incorporated by reference, unless otherwise noted allinternal references contained therein are also incorporated by reference for thepurposes of that provision. Each internal reference to the CFR is intended to includeany modifications to such internal reference made by the state Hazardous wastemanagement regulations .(3)Provisions of the CFR which are specifically excluded from incorporation by referencein the state Hazardous Waste Management regulations are excluded in their entiretyunless otherwise specified, notwithstanding any apparent limitations in the scope of theexplanatory language enclosed in parentheses following the citation of the excludedprovision.

4 Such explanatory language is included solely for the convenience of thereader.(4)In the event that there are inconsistencies or duplications in the requirements of theprovisions incorporated by reference from 40 CFR 260 et seq. and the regulations setforth in the state Hazardous Waste Management regulations , the provisions incorporatedby reference from 40 CFR 260 et seq. shall prevail, except where the regulations setforth in the state Hazardous Waste Management regulations are more stringent.(5)Whenever the state Hazardous Waste Management regulations refer to a period ofretention which may be specified by the commissioner, the commissioner will notspecify any period of retention less than three years.

5 The retention period for all recordsrequired under the state Hazardous Waste Management regulations shall be extendedautomatically during the course of any unresolved enforcement action or as requestedby the commissioner in writing.(6)Nothing in the state Hazardous Waste Management regulations shall affect thecommissioner s authority to enforce statutes, regulations , permits or ordersadministered or issued by the commissioner, including but not limited to thecommissioner=s authority to issue an order to prevent or abate pollution and potentialsources of pollution.(7)Whenever any provision in the state Hazardous Waste Management regulations ,including any provision of the CFR which is incorporated by reference, makesreference to the term Act , RCRA , Resources Conservation and Recovery Act , Subtitle C of RCRA , Subtitle C or a specific section of any of the foregoing.

6 ThePage 2 of 132phrase or any applicable or comparable provision of the Connecticut General Statutesand implementing regulations shall be added so that the reference to the federalprovision shall be deemed to include such federal provision as well as the applicableor comparable provision of the Connecticut General Statutes and any implementingregulations.(b) Incorporation by Reference(1) 40 CFR 260 is incorporated by reference in its entirety except as provided in subdivision (2)of this subsection and except for the provisions of this subdivision which are notincorporated:(A) 40 CFR (which relates to purpose, scope and applicability);(B) 40 CFR (which relates to availability of information); and(C) 40 CFR 260 Subpart C (which relates to rulemaking petitions).

7 (2)The provisions of this subdivision are incorporated by reference with the specified changes:(A) 40 CFR , introductory sentence -- delete "265 and 268" and replace with "266,268, 270, 273 and 279"(B) 40 CFR delete the introductory pararagraph in its entirety and replace with the following: Except as provided for in section 22a-449(c)-100(c) of the regulations ofConnecticut State Agencies, when used in 40 CFR 260 to 266, inclusive, 268, 270,273 and 279, the following terms have the meanings given below: -- delete the definition of Remediation Waste Management site in its entirety-- delete the definition of Staging pile in its entirety(C) 40 CFR (b)--delete These incorporations by reference were approved by the Director of the FederalRegister.

8 These materials are incorporated as they exist on the date of approval and anotice of any change in these materials will be published in the FEDERALREGISTER. (c) Definitions. When used in the state Hazardous Waste Management regulations , including the provisionsof the CFR which are incorporated by reference in the state Hazardous Waste managementregulations:(1) Administrator , Regional administrator , EPA regional administrator , Assistant administrator , Assistant administrator for solid Waste and emergency response and State director mean thecommissioner of Environmental protection , except that.

9 (A)when used in 40 CFR , , to , inclusive, to , inclusive, (a), (a), (a), (a), , , , (b), (b), (a)-(g), , , (e)(3), (f)(3), (g)(1)(i), (a)(3) (b)(20), Administrator means the administrator of the United States EnvironmentalPage 3 of 132 protection agency , or the administrator s designee, and Regional administrator means theregional administrator for the EPA region in which the facility is located, or the regionaladministrator s designee; and(B)when used in the definitions of Administrator , Hazardous Waste constituent , Majorfacility , Regional administrator and State/EPA agreement in 40 CFR or 40 , Administrator means the administrator of the United States Environmental ProtectionAgency, or the administrator s designee, and Regional administrator means the regionaladministrator for the EPA region in which the facility is located, or the regionaladministrator s designee.

10 (2)" agency ", "EPA", Environmental protection agency , United States Environmental ProtectionAgency , Environmental protection agency , EPA region and EPA headquarters meanthe Connecticut Department of Environmental protection , except that:(A) when used in 40 CFR (a), (a)(2), 261 Appendix IX, to , inclusive, to , inclusive, (a)(2), (d), (c)(4)(ii) (the second referenceto EPA only), (a)(2), (d), (c)(4)(ii) (the second reference to EPA only), (e)(3), (g), , , , (a)-(g), , , (a)(5), (b)(5) and (c)(1)(ii), said terms mean the United States Environmental ProtectionAgency;(B)when used in the definitions of Approved program or approved state , EPA , Environmental protection agency , Final authorization , Interim authorization , and State/EPA agreement in 40 CFR , the terms " agency ", "EPA", United StatesEnvironmental protection agency , Environmental protection agency , and EPAheadquarters mean the United States Environmental protection agency .