United States Office of Solid Waste
Environmental Protection and Emergency Response January 1989
Agency Washington DC 2046C EPA/530-SW-89-004
Office of Solid Waste
SEPA Environmental
Fact Sheet
TO REOUIpETMETSlTf; FOR HAZARDOl
INCINERATOR PERMITS
BACKGROUND
EPA issued a proposed rule on June 21, 1988 (53 FR 23342), to
clarify the intent of the regulatory language in 40 CFR
270.62(d) which discusses requirements for hazardous waste
incinerator permits. Specifically, EPA wanted to clarify that
permit conditions for existing hazardous waste incinerators must
be based on pre-permit trial burn results. "Incinerators" are
defined in 40 CFR Part 260 as "... any enclosed device using
controlled flame combustion that neither meets the criteria for
classification as a boiler nor is listed as an industrial
furnace." A trial burn is a test of an incinerator»s ability to
meet all applicable performance standards (environmental and
regulatory) when burning a waste under a specific set of
operating conditions.
ACTION
EPA is amending the hazardous waste incinerator permit
regulations to clarify the requirements that an existing
hazardous waste incinerator must conduct a trial burn and submit
the trial burn data prior to permit issuance.
CONCLUSION
The permitting agency must set permit conditions such that the
incinerator will comply with the performance standards of Part
264 Subpart O (Section 270.62). Results of the trial burn are
the critical pieces of information in setting these conditions.
These requirements provide for maximum protection of human
health and the environment since the permit conditions will be
based on actual performance information, rather than theoretical
conditions.
CONTACT
For further information, please contact the RCRA Hotline Monday
through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. EST. The national
toll-free number is 800-424-9346; in Washington, B.C., the
number is 202-382-3000.
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