Compliance Archives - August 2011
8/11/2011
EPA Proposes Revisions to Tier II Reports
For the first time in over 20 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing changes to the Tier I and Tier II chemical inventory reporting forms.
Under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires all facilities with an inventory of hazardous chemicals to file...
8/10/2011
The EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
On August 8, 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency published the final version of the new Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) in the Federal Register(76 FR 48208). The new rule replaces EPA’s 2005 Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR).
In December of 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ordered EPA to revise...
8/9/2011
Question of the Week: Hazardous Air Pollutants: Part 61 vs. Part 63
Q. What is the difference between the “original” National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) of 40 CFR 61 and the “new” NESHAPs of 40 CFR 63?
A. Congress, through the Clean Air Act (CAA) of 1970, required the EPA to identify Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP) and promulgate standards for each HAP. Between 1971 and 1990, the EPA...
8/2/2011
Question of the Week: Hazard Communication for CESQGs
Q. We are a conditionally exempt small quantity generator (CESQG). We hold waste on site in a central storage area for up to six months before we ship everything off site, but we don’t follow the actual 180–day rules while we’re storing the waste. We mark the words “Hazardous Waste” on our containers but nothing else. Since some of the waste is flammable, do we need to label the containers with either DOT labels or OSHA hazard communication labels while we’re storing them...Find a Post
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