Friday
April 12, 1991
Part  IV


Environmental

Protection  Agency

40 CFR Parts 261, 268, and 271
Land Disposal Restrictions for Electric
Arc Furnace Dust (K061); Proposed Rule
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 261,268, and 271
(FRL-3909-8)

Land Disposal Restrictions for Electric
Arc Furnace Dust (K061)  •
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed ride.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is today proposing
treatment standards under the land
disposal restrictions program for wastes
identified as K061 (electric arc furnace
dust)  that are nonwastewaters and
contain equal to or greater than 15%
total zinc (i.e., high zinc subcategory);
determined at the point of initial
generation. In the First Third rule (53 FR
31162, August 17,1988), EPA determined
that high temperature metals recovery
(HTMR) represents the Best
Demonstrated Available Technology
(BDAT) for these wastes, but
established a treatment standard of "no
land disposal" based upon the Agency's
belief that it lacked authority to regulate
the slag residues from the HTMR
process as K061 wastes. In a June 26,
1990 decision, the District of Columbia
Circuit Court of Appeals (API v. EPA,
900 F.2d 729 (D.C. Cir. 1990)) invalidated
the treatment standard of "no land
disposal" and held that EPA is not
jurisdictionally barred from
promulgating a treatment standard for
the slag. The court remanded the case to
EPA to determine whether to establish a
treatment standard for slag residue from
HTMR; the Court did not dispute that
HTMR represents BDAT for these
wastes. Today's action proposes
treatment standards for K081
nonwastewaters in the high zinc
subcategory based on the analysis of
nonwastewater residues from HTMR
processes. The Agency is also proposing
to delist HTMR nonwastewater
residues, such as slag, if they satisfy
certain conditions, provided they do not
exhibit one or more of the hazardous
waste characteristics.
DATE: Comments on this proposed rule
must be submitted on or before (May 13,
1991). Because of the pending lapse of
the existing treatment standard, the
Agency will not be able to extend the
comment period.
ADDRESSES: The public must send an
original and two copies of their
comments to EPA RCRA Docket F-91-
K61P-FFFF, room 2427,401M Street
SW.. Washington, DC 204SO. The docket
Is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Monday
                      through Friday, except on Federal
                      holidays. Its phone number is (202) 475-
                      9327. An appointment must be made to
                      examine the docket.
                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                      For general information, contact the
                      RCRA Hotline at (800) 424-9346 {toll
                      free), (703) 920-9810 locally. For general
                      information on the proposed rule,
                      contact Robert Burchard, Office of .Solid
                      Waste (OS-322W), U.S. Environmental
                      Protection Agency, 401M Street SW..
                      Washington DC 20460, (703) 308-8434.
                      For information on the proposed BDAT
                      treatment standard, contact Laura
                      Lopez. Office of Solid Waste (OS-
                      322W), U.S. Environmental Protection
                      Agency, 401M Street SW., Washington
                      DC 20460, (703) 308-8434.
                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION!
                      Outline
                      I. Background
                       A. Summary of the Hazardous and Solid
                         Waste Amendments of 1984 and the
                         Land Disposal Restrictions Framework
                       B. Proposed Rule
                      U. Detailed Discussion of Proposed Rule
                       A. History of K061 Treatment Standards
                       B. Proposed Treatment Standards for K061
                         Nonwastewaters in the High Zinc
                         Subcategory
                       C. Delisting of HTMR Nonwastewater
                         Residues
                       D. Capacity Determinations
                      03. State Authority
                       A. Applicability of Rule in Authorized
                         States
                       B. Effect on State Authorizations
                       C. State Implementation
                      IV. Regulatory Impact
                       A. Executive Order 12291
                       B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
                       C. Paperwork Reduction Act
                      1. Background

                      A. Summary of the Hazardous and Solid
                      Waste Amendments of 1984 and the
                      Land Disposal Restrictions Framework
                       The Hazardous and Solid Waste
                      Amendments (HSWA) to the Resource
                      Conservation and Recovery Act
                      (RCRA), enacted on November 8,1984.
                      prohibit the land disposal of untreated
                      hazardous wastes. HSWA requires the
                      Agency to set "* * *  levels or methods
                      of treatment, if any, which substantially
                      diminish the toxicity of the waste or
                      substantially reduce the likelihood of
                      migration of hazardous constituents
                      from the waste so that short-term and'
                      long-term threats to human health and
                      the environment are minimized" {RCRA
                      section 3004(m)(l), 42 U.S'.C. 6924{m)(lJ).
                      Wastes that meet the treatment
                      standards established by EPA are not
                      prohibited and may be land disposed. In
                      addition, a hazardous waste that does
                      not meet the treatment standard may be
                      land disposed provided the "no
 migration" demonstration specified in
 KCRA section 3004(d)(l), (e)(l) and
 fg){5) is made. (See 55 FR 22526 for a
.more detailed discussion of the no
 migration demonstration.)
   For the purposes of the restrictions,
 HSWA defines land disposal to include,
 but not be limited to, any placement of
 such hazardous waste hi a landfill,
 surface impoundment, waste pile, land
 ireatment facility, salt dome formation,
 salt bed formation, or underground mine
 or cave (RCRA section 3004(k), 42 U.S.C.
 6924(k)). HSWA also defines land
 disposal to include underground
 injection wells; therefore, disposal of
 hazardous wastes in injection wells is
 subject to the land disposal restrictions.
   The land disposal restrictions are
 effective when promulgated, unless the
 Administrator grants a national capacity
 variance from the otherwise-applicable
 date and establishes a different date'
 (not to exceed two years) based on
 "* *  * the earliest date on which
 adequate alternative treatment,
 recovery, or disposal capacity which
 .protects human health and the
 environment will be available" (RCRA
 section 3004(h)(2), 42 U.S.C. 6924(h)(2)).
 The Administrator may also grant a
 case-by-case extension of the effective
 date for up to one year, renewable once
 for up to one additional year, when an
 applicant successfully makes certain
 demonstrations (RCRA section
 3004(h){3), 42 U.S.C. 6924(h)(3)). A case-
 by-case extension can be granted
 whether or not a national capacity
 variance has been granted. (See 55 FR
 22526 for a more detailed discussion on
 national capacity and case-by-case
 extensions.)
   In addition to prohibiting the land   .
 disposal of hazardous wastes, Congress
 prohibited storage of any waste which is
 prohibited from land disposal unless
 "* *  * such storage is solely for the
 purpose of the accumulation of such
 quantities of hazardous waste as are
 necessary to facilitate proper recovery,
 treatment or disposal" (RCRA section
 3004(j), 42 U.S.C. 6924(j)).

 B. Proposed Rule
   Today's notice proposes treatment
 standards for K061 nonwastewaters in
 the high zinc subcategory, i.e., those
 wastes containing equal to or greater
 than 15% total zinc, at the point of initial
 generation. (K061 wastes are defined in
 40 CFR 261.32 as "Emission control
 dust/sludge from the primary production
 of steel in electric furnaces".) Wastes  in
..this subcategory currently are subject to
 an interim standard based upon the
 performance of stabilization. However,
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August 8,1991, at which time the waste
may no longer.be land disposed unless a
treatment standard is in place.
  The Agency is proposing to establish
concentration-based treatment
standards for K081 nonwastewaters in
the high zinc subcategory based on the
analysis of nonwastewater residues
from the HTMR processes. (While these
residues have been commonlypreferred
to as slag, there is some question
whether all nonwastewater residues
from HTMR processes are technically
defined as slag. Slag is generally
considered a residue from a thermal
process in which metals have been in a.
molten mixture.  Since this does not
necessarily occur in all HTMR
processes, the nonwastewater residues
would not technically be slags.} The
Agency is further proposing that the
nonwastewater  residues from the HTMR
process be delisted from the hazardous
 waste regulations if they satisfy certain
 conditions. Moreover, the Agency is
 proposing to establish concentration-
 based treatment standards for K061
 nonwastewaters that are not only high
 in zinc, but also high in nickel and/or
 chromium (i.e., containing greater than
 1.5% total chromium and nickel at the
 point of initial generation). Since these
 wastes are typically recovered for their
 chromium/nickel content rather than  .
 their zinc content, and since the
 residuals from this recovery process are
 expected to achieve a different level of
 performance for chromium and nickel,
 the Agency is also proposing to
 establish an additional subcategory of
 high zinc K061 nonwastewaters, and to
 propose treatment standards for it. This
 subcategory would consist of high zinc
 KC61 nonwastewaters that contain
 greater than or  equal to 1.5%  total nickel
 and chromium. EPA is proposing to
 reserve the concentration-based  .
 treatment standards for nickel and
 chromium in this subcategory;
 additional data on the performance of
 this technology are currently being
 gathered and treatment standards for
 nickel and chromium may, thus, be
 developed.
 II. Detailed Discussion of Proposed Rule
 A. History ofKOBl Treatment Standards
    EPA first promulgated treatment
  standards for nonwastewater forms of
  K061 as .part of the First Third final
  regulation on August 6,1988 (53 FR
  31162-31164, August 17,1988]. The
  Agency defined two subcategories for
  nonwastewater forms of K061: the low
  zinc subcategory (less than 15% total
  zinc) and the high zinc subcategory
  (equal to or greater than 15% total zinc).
  The treatment standard for the low zinc
subcategory was ibased on the
performance of stabilization. For the
high zinc subcategory, the final standard
was expressed as "no land disposal"
based on the determination that high
temperature metals recovery represents
BDAT (53 FR 31221). Due to a shortage
in high temperature metals recovery
capacity, an .interim numerical standard
based on the performance of
stabilization was established until
August 1990.
   In the proposed Third Third rule (54
FR 48456-48457), the Agency requested
comments on extending the existing
interim standard of stabilization for
another year. The Agency had
information indicating that while there
was insufficient high temperature metals
recovery capacity at the time of
proposal, industry was developing this
treatment capacity. Because of the
capacity shortage, the Agency decided:
to extend the interim standard for one
 additional year.
   The Agency also proposed in the
Third Third rule to amend the existing
 treatment standard for the high zinc
 subcategory K061 wastes to be
 resmelting hi high temperature metal
 recovery furnace. However, EPA
 decided not to amend the existing
 standard in the final rule, as the  metals
 recovery standard was under review by
 a panel of the District of Columbia
 Circuit Court of Appeals (API v.  EPA,
 No. 88-1606). In a June 26,1990 decision,
 the Court remanded the issue to  EPA for
 further consideration.
   Although EPA determined in the First
 Third rulemaking that high temperature
 metals recovery was BDAT for treating
 high zinc K061 hazardous wastes, the
 Agency concluded that it probably
 lacked the authority to establish any
 treatment standards for the slag
 residues resulting from the metals
 reclamation process. As the Agency
 explained in the First Third proposed
 rule, the furnaces used for metals
 reclamation "are normally *  * *
 essential components of industrial
 processes, and when they are actually
 burning secondary materials for
 material recovery can be involved in the
 very act of production, an activity
 normally beyond the Agency's RCRA
 authority." (53 FR at 11753.)
  Consequently, the Agency did not
  consider the K081 to be a "solid waste"
  within the meaning of RCRA subtitle C
  once it entered a reclamation furnace
'  where it functioned as, and was similar
   to, ordinary raw materials customarily
  processed in the industrial furnace. Slag
   derived from the .reclamation process
   would not .be derived from treating a
   hazardous waste, and therefore the slag
would not be hazardous by virtue of the
derived-from-rule. For purposes of the
•land disposal restrictions program,
therefore, the slag would not .be covered
by the prohibition for Kt»l waste. The
treatment standard of"no land
disposal" reflected EPA's belief that
residues from HTMR no longer carry the
K061 waste code, so that no K061 waste
is being disposed.
   In its June 1990 decision, the Court
found it equally plausible'that the K061
remained discarded throughout the
waste treatment process and that slag
residues from the process could still be
classified as KCJ61 (906 F.2d at 740-741).
According to the Court, the delivery of
K061 waste to a metals reclamation
facility is part of a mandatory waste
treatment plan specified by EPA, and
that EPA can still consider it a solid
waste under RCRA. Id. Therefore, the
Court held that EPA must reconsider its"
 basis for declining to establish a
 treatment standards for K061 slag.
 Unless and until the Agency should
 issue a different interpretation, the slag
 remains classified as aK061 hazardous
 waste by virtue of the derived-from-mle.
 Id. and 56 FR at 7144 {Feb. 21,1991).
   In this proposal, the Agency is not
 dealing with the complicated issues of
 when secondary material might or might
 not be solid wastes. EPA prefers to
 address this issue in a comprehensive
 fashion. In this proceeding, EPA is
 acting to close the prospective
 regulatory gap created by the absence of
 a treatment standard for nonwastewater
 residues from processing K061 wastes in
 the high zinc subcategory which could
 occur when the interim standard lapses
 in August. 1991.
 B. Proposed Treatment Standards for
 K061 Nonwastewaters in the High Zinc
 Subcategory
 1. Background on the Development of
 HTMR as BDAT
    In the Land Disposal Restrictions-final
 rule for First Third wastes (53 FR at
  31162 (August 17,1988)). EPA
  determined that zinc -could be recovered
  on a -routine basis from K061 wastes
  containing equal to or greater than 15%
  total zinc utilizing a technology
  identified as high temperature metal
  recovery (HTMR). Several HTMR
  systems exist including rotary kilns,
  flame reactors, electric furnaces, plasma
  arc furnaces, slag reactors, and rotary
  hearth furnace/electric fernance
  combinations or industrial furnaces {as
  defined in 40 CFR 260.10 (6), (7), and
  (12)). Although HTMR technologies can
  recover ainc from some K061 wastes
  containing less than 15% total zinc, EPA

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 determined that the 1595 level
 represented a reasonable cutoff
 concentration for the routine recovery of
 zinc. Therefore, EPA established this
 level as the cutoff concentration for
 distinguishing between two
 subcategories for K061 wastes identified
 simply as the high zinc subcategory and
 the low zinc subcategory.
   EPA also determined that pozzolanic
 or cementitious stabilization was an
 applicable treatment technology that
 could achieve a reduction in the
 mobility of the metal constituents in
 KOG1 wastes. In fact, EPA determined
 that these stabilization processes
 represent the Best Demonstrated
 Available Technology (BDAT) for K081
 wastes in the low zinc subcategory and
 promulgated concentration-based
 treatment standards for wastes in this
 subcategory. While these stabilization
 processes are also technically
 applicable to wastes in the high zinc
 subcategory, EPA determined that
 HTMR represented BDAT for these
 wastes. In the June 26,1990 decision, the
 Court did not dispute that HTMR
 represents BDAT for these wastes.
 2. Proposed Concentration-based
 Standards for KOG1 High Zinc
 Subcategory
   For the First Third rule, EPA has two
 sets of TCLP data on the nonwastewater '
 residues resulting from two different
 HTMR processes that were recovering
 zinc from K061 wastes in the high zinc
 subcategory. At that time, EPA chose
 not to establish concentration-based
 treatment standards based on these
 data. One of these HTMR processes
 consists of a series of Waelz kilns (a
 Waelz kiln is a type of rotary kiln),
 while the other was a plasma arc
 furnace.
   In September, 1990, additional TCLP
 data on residues from the recovery of
 zinc from K001 wastes in the high zinc
 subcategory (low in nickel and
 chromium) were submitted to the
 Agency by Horsehead Resource
 Development Company (HRD). This
 system uses a series of 'Waelz kilns,
generating an iron-rich residue  and a
 crude zinc oxide residue from the first
kiln. The iron-rich nonwastewater
residue (which EPA referred to as slag
in the First Third rule) has been
 typically used as road aggregate, and
 the crude zinc oxide is sent to a second
kiln for further separation and refining.
  Based on the TCLP data from HRD for
these iron-rich residues and the two sets
of TCLP data submitted for the  First
Third rule, the Agency developed the
concentration-based treatment
standards that are proposed today.
While the Agency previously regulated
                      only four metals in stabilized K061   ,  •
                      wastes, the Agency reconsidered its
                      selection and number of regulated
                      metals in today's proposed standards;
                      therefore, standards have been
                      developed for 14 BDAT list metal
                      constituents. In HTMR processes, the
                      partitioning of metals into products and/
                      or residues is highly dependent, at least
                      in part, upon parameters such as the
                      operating temperature of the various
                      heat zones, composition of metals and '
                      other elements in the feed, zone
                      residence times, flow rates and
                      oxidation/reduction conditions. There
                      also appears to be an inherent
                      metallurgical interdependence between
                      certain metals, based on their atomic
                      structure. Such things have led the
                      Agency to the preliminary conclusion
                      that all nonhazardous as well as
                      hazardous metal-bearing materials,
                      placed into the HTMR processes co.uld
                      affect the ultimate composition and
                      teachability of metals from the HTMR
                      nonwastewater residues. Thus, Agency
                      is proposing to regulate 14 BDAT list '.•
                      metals as a means of helping to ensure,
                      that the HTMR processes, when used to
                      treat K061 wastes, are well-designed
                      and well-operated (i.e., Truly. BDAT)   .
                      with due consideration of all feed
                      materials. (EPA is proposing a treatment
                      standard for zinc even though zinc is not
                      listed on 'appendix VIII, to ensure proper
                      process operation. Since zinc is the
                      principal metal being recovered, the
                      treatment standard should maximize
                      zinc recovery and hence process
                      efficiency and residue immobility.)
                      Furthermore, the regualtion of these
                      metals under BDAT provides a means of
                      simplifying the delisting of these
                      residues. According to RCRA section
                      3001(f), in order to delist a waste, it must
                      be demonstrated that the waste is no
                      longer hazardous based on examination
                      of all toxic constituents that might
                     reasonably be expected to be present in
                      the waste. See section II.C. of today's
                     proposed rule for a further discussion on
                      the proposed delisting "of K061
                     nonwastewater residues from HTMR
                     processes.
                       The Agency is specifically soliciting
                     comment on the relationship of the
                     above issues to the regulation of all 14
                     metal constituents, including the
                     regulation of 14 metal constituents
                     rather, than the four. In addition, the
                     Agency is soliciting data on the
                     teachability of all toxic metals from
                     nonwastewaters residues generated by
                     high temperature metal recovery of K061
                     nonwastewaters in the high zinc
                     subcategory.
       PROPOSED BQAT TREATMENT
          STANDARDS FOR K061   ,
  CNonwastewaters-T-High Zinc Subcategory with less
     than 1.5% chromium/nickel combinatri ].
Regulated constituent
Antimony 	 	 	 	 	 _.:..........
Arsenic'. 	 	 „ f . .

Beryllium 	
Cadmium 	
Chromium (Total) 	 	 	 	 : 	 ;........
Lead 	 	 	 ! 	 ...1...... 	
Mercury 	 .„ 	 	 	 „ 	
Nickel 	 	 	 .,

Silver 	 i 	
Thallium 	 	 	
Vanadium.....: 	 _ 	 	 	 .-..:.
Zinc 	 	

Maximum for
any single
composite
sample,
TCLP
(nig/I)
1.0
0 028
•49
0 0031
0.027
0.065
0 37
0.0031
0.16
029
0.15
0.029
010
023

 3. Reservation of Nickel and Chromium
 Standards for K061 Wastes Containing
 High Zinc arid High Chromium/Nickel

   Most of the high zinc subcategory
 K061 wastes are generated from the
 manufacturing of carbon steel and
 contain low concentrations of chromium
 and nickel. However, certain K061
 wastes generated from stainless and '
 specialty steel manufacturing, besides
 having a high zinc content, may alsq
 contain recoverable levels of chromium
 and nickel. The Agency is  soliciting
 comment on the possibility of
 establishing standards for K061 based
 on its origin, rather than its metal
 content (e.g., K061 generated from
 carbon steel manufacturing, K061.
 generated from stainless steel
 manufacturing, K061 generated from
 specialty' steel manufacturing, etc.)-
  Information submitted to EPA after
 promulgation of the First Third rule
 indicates that K061 nonwastewaters
 (regardless of their zinc content)
 containing equal to or greater than 1.5%
 total nickel and chromium  in
 combination can be used tb produce a
 remelt .alloy containing nickel,
 chromium, and iron that can be,used as
 a feedstock for stainless steel
 production. When using this technology,
 a zinc-rich portion of the waste can be
 separated (usually captured in a
 baghouse) and sent for further zinc
 recovery in a different HTMR system.
 The majority of the chromium and nickel
 is partitioned into the remelt alloy.
  The chromium/nickel HTMR recovery
process described above achieves a
different level of performance than the
HTMR processes designed  to recover
only zinc. This is believed to be due to

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the differences in metal concentrations
of the feed materials [inparticular.
higher nickel and chromium) and .the
inherent differences in design of the
respective HTMR processes. Therefore,
the Agency is proposing to establish a
separate set of treatment standards for
the K061 high zinc nonwastewaters that
contain recoverable levels of nickel and
chromium. EPA is proposing to reserve
the concentration-based standards for
nickel and chromium until additional
data are collected. The Agency is aware
of ongoing activities to collect
performance data for this nickel/
chromium recovery process when it is
used to treat K061 nonwastewaters in
the low zinc subcategory [that also
contain recoverable levels of chromium
and nickel), and anticipates developing
standards for these constituents based
on these tests. However, the Agency is
specifically soliciting data and comment
on the recovery of chromium and nickel
from K081 nonwastewaters in the high
zinc subcategory.

      PROPOSED BOAT TREATMENT
         STANDARDS FOR K061
[Nonwastewaters—High  Zinc  Subcategory  with
  equal to  or greater than 1.5% chromium/nickel
  combination]
Regulated constituent
Antimony.. 	 :

Barium . .„ 	
Beryllium .. . 	

Chromium (Total)
Lead ;
Mercury 	 	 	
Nickel !
Selenium ..
Silver \
Thallium 	 	 	 	 	 „ 	

Zinc ;

Maximum for
any single
composite
sample,
TCLP (mg/l)
1.0
0.028
4.9
0.0031
0.027
(i)
037
0.0031
(i)
OI29
0.15
0.029
0.10
0.23

  1 Reserved.                       .

 4. Use of Other Recovery Technologies
   The Agency has preliminary
 information indicating that other non-
 thermal recovery processes exist that
 could potentially be used to recover
 metals from K061 nonwastewaters in
 both the low zinc and high zinc
 subcategories. These processes use a
 series of primarily hydrometallurgical
 technologies including chemical
 precipitation, ion exchange, and
 electrowinning. The process vendors
 claim that these processes •generate no
 residues for land disposal. However, the
 Agency .currently has no data that verify
 these claims nor does it have any
 performance data for these recovery
systems. If these recovery processes do
•not generate any .solid waste residues,
they will not be .precluded from use by .
today's proposed rule when it is  .
finalized and can be used to recover
metals from K061 nonwastewaters  •
provided the wastes are processed in
accordance with all other land disposal
restrictions. The Agency solicits data on
these other recovery technologies.
C, Delisting of HTMR Nonwastewater
Residues
1. Introduction
   The Agency is also proposing that the
nonwastewater residues, such as slag,
resulting from HTMR in units identified
as rotary kilns, flame reactors, electric
furnaces, plasma arc furnaces, slag
reactors, and rotary hearth furnace/
electric furnace combinations or
industrial furnaces (as defined in 40 CFR
260.10 {6), (7), and (12)) be delisted from
the hazardous waste regulations
provided they satisfy the conditions
described below and provided the
residues do Hot exhibit one or more of
the hazardous waste characteristics,
EPA notes that the issue of the
relationship between delisting levels'
and land disposal restriction treatment
standards is a subject of frequent.
comment Even though one  standard is
based on the performance of treatment
technology and the other is based on
evaluation of risk, it would  be desirable
to establish some connection between
the two, given that the treatment
standards minimize a waste's toxicity
and mobility and the delisting process
evaluates whether a waste  is still
capable of posing a substantial threat to
human health and the environment if it
is mismanaged. In this proposal, the
Agency is combining the two concepts. .
EPA is  proposing this action in order to
encourage the use of HTMR, which EPA
regards as the best treatment for K061
wastes because it conserves resources
through recovery of metals and
substantially immobilizes the metals
 that are unavailable for recovery.
   The Agency is proposing to delist the
nonwastewater residues, resulting from
HTMR processing of K061 waste (both
. low zinc and high zinc subcategories)
provided that these residues meet the
 promulgated treatment standards for all
 constituents, and provided  the residues
 do not exhibit hazardous characteristics.
 As noted earlier, EPA is proposing
•treatment standards for all of the
 Appendix VIE metals that might
 reasonably foe expected to be present in
 the nonwastewater residues from,.-
 processing K061 wastes by HTMR in
 order to allow a genetic ;delisting
 determination. {See RCRA section
3Q01(£) requiring EPA to evaluate
whether toxic constituents in addition to
those for which a waste is listed could
make a waste hazardous.) The Agency
has evaluated the treatment standard
levels using its vertical and horizontal
spread (VHS) landfill model, which
predicts the potential for groundwater
contamination from wastes that are   .
landffled. See 50 FR 7882 {Feb. 26,1985),
50 FR 48898 {Nov. 27,1985) and the
RCRA public docket for this notice for a
detailed description of the VHS model
and its-parameters. EPA solicits
comment on the use of the VHS model
for this purpose.
  Using the treatment standard levels
and a waste volume of greater than
10,000 cubic yards per facility (a worst
case estimate for purposes of the VHS
model), EPA determined that
concentrations of arsenic, barium,
beryllium, cadmium, chromium,
mercury, nickel, selenium, silver and
vanadium hi HTMR nonwastewater
residues would be below the levels used
in delisting decision-making. These
levels are presented in the Addendum to
the K061 Background Document.
  Antimony is an appendix VIII
hazardous constituent and has been
identified in some samples of
nonwastewater residues from the thigh
temperature metals recovery of K061.
EPA has data on 11 samples of
nonwastewater residues from HIMR
which showed antimony to be present in
the TCLP extract at a concentration of
between less' than 0.02 (nondetectable
levels) and 0.853 mg/l. These levels
would meet the BDAT limit proposed
today; however, some .of the samples
would not be below the levels
calculated with the VHS .model used in
the delisting program. Therefore, the
Agency is proposing in the alternative to
establish the-antimony standard at the
level calculated using the VHS model.
To arrive at this level, the Agency is .
using the proposed drinking water
maximum contaminant level (MCL) for
antimony (see 55 FR 30370) times  the
predictive dilution and attenuation
factor from the VHS model
  The Agency is requesting comment on
whether the -samples and analytical data
the Agency possesses are typical  or
representative of antimony
concentrations in these nonwastewater
residues, if there are .certain wastes {if
any) that would be expected to contain
antimony -more than others, on .the
potential process changes that could
reduce or eliminate -the laobility of
antimony in the residues, and on Ihe
alternative standards proposed.  .
  In addition to antimony, the levels for
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 VHS model are Ipwer than the proposed
 treatment standards; consequently, the
 Agency is proposing, in,(the alternative, •
 to establish these levels as the •
 concentration standards for these
 constituents. However, EPA believes
 that the BOAT methodology is'actually
 responsible for the proposed standards
 for lead and thallium being higher than
 the levels calculated using the VHS  ,
 model; in fact, all our data for these  .
 metals show nondetectable levels that
 are less than the delisting levels.
 Following BOAT methodology, however,
 the Agency calculated today's proposed
 treatment standards based on the
 highest reported detection limits from a
 wide range of detection limits. The
 Agency is soliciting information on
 whether it is appropriate to use lower
 detection limits in the treatment
 standard calculation for these metals,
 which would result in treatment
 standards that would be below the
 levels used in delisting decision making.
   EPA is proposing that nonwastewater
 K061 residues from HTMR processes be
 delisted if they meet the concentration-
 based treatment standards, rather than
 the levels calculated using the VHS
 model for lead and thallium, since all
 our data show nondetectable levels.
 However, as noted in the preceding
 paragraph, the ultimate standards for,
 lead and thallium may be lower than
 those proposed. For antimony, the
 Agency believes that additional data
 provided in response to this proposal
 will demonstrate that a significantly
 lower treatment standard that also
 satisfies delisting criteria can be
 achieved.
  EPA solicits further comment on
 whether the nonwastewater residues '
 from HTMR should also be evaluated
 for delisting purposes by considering
 alternative exposure scenarios—that is,
 other than disposal in a landfill. While
 the Agency believes that its current
 delisting criteria are conservative, we
 believe that other exposure scenarios
 may be appropriate for these wastes
 because the majority of the slag is
 presently not disposed of in landfills or
 piles, but rather is put to further use,
 principally as road base material in
 highway construction, or as an anti-skid
 agent (i.e., direct application to road
 surfaces). The situation here thus differs
 from other delistings the Agency has
processed in that the land disposal
scenario that the Agency evaluates
 through modelling is not the primary
means of waste management, and, more .
importantly, may not represent a .. ,  '  •
reasonable worse case situation. Thus,
with respect to use of the slag as an
anti-bktd agent, the pathway of concern
                      could involve direct exposure through
                      surface runoff or from air-blown dust,
                     • and the environmental concern would
                      therefore be the total concentration of
                      toxic metals in the slag rather than the
                      teachable fraction. Use of the'slag in a
                      road base, on the other hand, may be
                      analogous.to a capped landfill, in which
                     , case the VHS model is probably an
                    - appropriate analytical tool. (Indeed,
                    ,  since it models an uncapped disposal
                      unjt, the model may evaluate a more
                      stringent situation than road base
                      usage.)
                       Consequently, in order to evaluate the
                     .appropriateness of delistmg the residues
                      when considering their actual
                      disposition, EPA solicits comment on
                      what routes of exposure would be
                      significant and how the'use of these
                      residues as anti-skid material could be
                      evaluated. EPA also solicits comment on
                      the use as road-base material and the
                      appropriateness of using the VHS model
                      to evaluate potential hazards posed by,
                      this type of management. The Agency
                     will evaluate this information in
                     determining whether to delist these
                     residues,,and what the scope of the
                     delisting might be.

                     2. Proposed Testing Requirements
                       Both the land disposal restriction and
                     delisting programs typically impose
                     testing requirements in order to verify
                     that regulatory requirements have been
                     satisfied. EPA is proposing here that the
                     land disposal restriction testing'
                     requirements also be used to ensure that
                     the residues are properly considered
                     nonhazardous wastes. Under these
                     requirements, treatment facilities must
                     test treated wastes at a frequency
                     specified in their waste analysis plan to,
                     determine whether they have satisfied
                     the treatment standard. See Section
                     268.7(b) and 55 FR at 22669 (June 1,1990)
                     (treaters and disposers must do some
                     testing to assure treatment standards
                     are met).  EPA solicits comment on
                     whether more detailed testing
                     requirements are necessary. For
                     example, EPA solicits comment on
                     requiring that composite samples of the
                     residues be collected and analyzed at
                     least twice a year, twice a quarter, each
                     month, or weekly, and when process
                     inputs change significantly. Please also '
                     see the Addendum to the KOS1
                     Background Document for an example of
                     an alternative testing frequency.
                     3. Applicability to Other Types of
                     Treated K061
                       EPA is proposing that the delisting
                     discussed above for these KQ61 wastes
                     apply only to those nonwastewater
                    residues generated by HTMR processes.
                     One major reason for this is that the
 analytical data used to develop the
 treatment standards are based on
 analysis of residues of an HTMR
 process rather.than stabilization. A:
 second major reason is that the
 chemical bonding that occurs in the high
 temperature and oxidation/reduction
 conditions within the HTMR units is
 inherently different than the bonding
 that forms the basis of cementitious and
 pozzolanic stabilization. In addition, the
 kinetics of the reaction forming the
 bonds in these HTMR processes are
 vastly superior to the kinetics of bond
 formation in cementitious reactions.
 (Cement is not typically considered set
 until at a minimum of 72 hours and often
 not considered fully cured until after 28
 days.) Stabilization has also been
 documented as a process that is highly
 matrix-dependent and  prone to chemical
 interferences. Most commercial
 stabilization facilities have to develop
 special mixes for each  waste type by
 selecting additives that will enhance
 curing time and/or product integrity
 (often measured by comprehensive
 strength.)
   While the Agency prefers HTMR over
 stabilization for K061 wastes in the high
 zinc subcategory, the Agency does
 support stabilization as an alternative
 for many metal-bearing wastes. In fact,
 the Agency is not precluding the use of
 stabilization by today's proposed rule,
 and site-specific delisting remains a
 viable option for stabilized K061 wastes.
 However, due to the inherent
 differences between HTMR and
 stabilization  stated above and the fact
 that insufficient data currently exists to
 propose a generic delisting for stabilized
 K061 wastes, the Agency is not
 proposing that the generic delisting
 levels for HTMR nonwastewater
 residues  are applicable to stabilized
 K061 residues that have not undergone
 HTMR. The Agency believes that more
 individualized consideration of
 stabilization processes is warranted
 before residues from the process are
 delisted.
  In addition, the Agency believes that
 HTMR is preferred for managing the
 K061 dust over stabilization
 technologies, in light of its resource
 recovery potential, and  in light of the
 large differences in volumes of treated
 wastes that require disposal versus the
 generation of a delisted, nonhazardous
 waste. Nevertheless, the Agency solicits
 comment on these pomts,

D. Capacity Determinations

1. Waste  Generation

  In the First  Third rule, EPA used data
from the Treatment, Storage, Disposal,

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 and Recovery (TSDR) survey and
 estimated the total generation of K061
 wastes (both high and low zinc} to be
 345,000 tons per year. For the capacity
 analysis for the high zinc K061 wastes,
 the Agency assumed that 75 percent of
 the total K081 volume generated is in the
 high zinc subcategory (i.e., 260,000 tons).
 More recent estimates of KOM waste
 generation data have been submitted by,
 Hofsehead Resource Development •
 Company (HRD) arid by the American
 Iron and Steel.Institute (AlSi); HRD is
 the primary commercial facility thatis
 .currently recovering zinc from K061 f
 wastes mHTMR units. HRD estimates
 that in 1991, the national generation of
 high zinc K061 will be approximately
 500,000 tons. AISI, a trade organization
 representing a substantial portion of the
 generators of all K061 wastes,  provides
 a different estimate of K061 generation.
 Based on steel production in 1989, AISI
 estimates that approximately 285,000
 tons of high zinc K061 was generated iii
 1989, which is consistent with data from
 the  TSDR Survey. The Agency
 recognizes the discrepancy in the
 estimates of the generation of high zinc
 K061 and requests additional datason ;
 this issue. However, for purposes Of this '
 capacity analysis, EPA used the higher-
 estimate of 500,000 tons of high zinc
                         '      ""
   m the following discussions and   '
 capacity analysis, the Agency did not
 specifically break out the high zinc K061
 wastes which also contain a combined
 nickel/chrpmium content of greater than
 1.5 percent because the Agency believes
 that they represent a 'relatively small
 volume of wastes and because the
 Agency has no information indicating
 that there are problems with HTMR
 capacity for these wastes.  .  .   . -

. 2. Current Management Practices

   The Agency has received data
 indicating that most high zinc K061
 (about 90 percent) currently goes'.    ,
- through HTMR. The volume of high zinc
 K061 being stabilized and subsequently
. land disposed is, thus quite low. The ••'.-,
, Agency believes that this inay.be due to -
 the existing incentives to recycle high
; zinc K061, Stabilization and landfilling
 costs are high, and spme states have
 provided tax incentives not to land
 dispose. Thus, generators currently are
 recycling their wastes.   .

 3. Available Capacity  [

    Based on information received by
 EPA, HTMR capacity for 1991 is
 estimated to be approximately 553,000
 tons/The following facilities account for
 this capacity:         '.        -,-•:.•••-
    « Two HRD plants are currently
  operating with a'total annual capacity of
  355,000 tons.
    * A new HRD faculty in Rockwood,
  Tennessee is adding 80,000 tons to
  nationwide annual capacity.-
    • Zia Technology is building a zinc
'  recovery facility capable of processing  .
  60,000 tons per year of K061.
    • Laclede Steel Coflipany has    -  ;~,;
,! cbntracted with Elkehn tip'construct a >,•;.
  40,000 t6risj peryear capacity HTMR; '.  '
  furnaqe. ttiisi facility will process ;  : \
  wastes from Laclede generatedbn^site
  and will reduce the demand for      ;
  commercial HTMR capacity.
    • International Mill Services (IMS) is
  currently operating two thermal dust
  treatment plants with a combined yearly
  capacity of 18,000 tons to handle all the
  electric arc furnace dust generated by
  IMS. The Florida steel operation is a
  6,000 ton per year HTMR facility in
  Jackson, Tennessee; the facility in
  Blytheville, Arkansas, which has a
  capacity of 12 JJOO tons per year, became
  operational in the spring of 1989.,'
    In  addition to these facilities, Waste.
  Management tic..D/VMI) indicated"In
  comments Jo' die Third Third proposed, :
  rule that they had completed a prpppsa)".'..
•'• to pw4 and operate a high temperature
  metals recovery facility.in ;the Jackson,
  Mississippi area with an annual
  capacity of 100,000 tons. WMI indicated
  that  they .wer'e .seeking commitments
  from generators prior to starting
  construction on the facility.  However,
  EPA currently, has no information on
  whether WMI is proceeding with this
  facility.
    For the purpose of analyzing
  alternative capacity, the Agency has
  also  assumed that stabilization for high
  ziric  K061 may be able to 'meet" the
.  proposed concentration-based treatment
  standards. As of May 8,1990, there was
.  excess capacity for stabiiizatioii of over .
  1,3 million metric tons.            v,  ..

  4. Capacity Implications     " :''  >

    Based on' the information described  •.-...
  above, HTMR capacity is being
  developed to handle.the 1991 demand
  for K061 recovery, and excess
  stabilization capacity also is available.
  Therefore, EPA believes there is
  sufficient capacity, to handle the   .
  volumes ofihigh zinc K061 requiruig
  treatment; EPA is requesting comment.
  on this analysis, and the Agency
  requests any additional data on the  ;
  generation and management of high ziric
  'K061. "••'• ,  .  '    • '-•' :
 HI. State Authority '  ••   .'.\~ :  ,'.'."' \
 A. Applicability of Rule ifi Authorized
 States   '  : '          ;  '•'••.'
   Under section 3006 of RCRA, EPA
 may authoriz.e qualified States to,  v X1  ;
 administer iand enforce the RCRA
 program within the State; Following   ,
 authorization, EPA tetairis enforcement
 authority under sections 3008, sols', aiid
: 7003 of RCRA, although authorized,;;;
 States have primary Enforcement '   '
 ,responsibiUty.;The'Standi|rd£i and;  J  ; •;: '• >
 requfrempnte for authqiization are found;
     '--ir?   '     '"'
                               ,
   Priorto HSWAi a State^with final
 authorization administered its
 hazardous waste.program in lieu of EPA
 administering the Federal program in
 that State. The Federal requirements no
 longer applied in the authorized State,
 and EPA could not issue permits for any
 facilities that the State was authorized
 to permit. When new, more stringent
 Federal requirements were promulgated
 or enacted, the State was obliged to
 enact equivalent authority within
 specified time.frames. New Federal . ,
 requirements did not take effect in an "-.
 authorized ;State until the i State adopted
 thetequirements as State law,   ••• ;:
•   In contrast, under RCRA-seGtibni
 3006(g) (42 ttSiG, 6926^  new   .--    -
 requirements and prohibitjons imposed
 by HSWA take effect in authorized ; :  •
 States at the same time that they take   '
 effect in nonaiithorized States. ERA is
 directed to carry, out these requirements
 and prohibitions in authorized States,
 mcluding.the issuance of permits, untU
 the State is granted authorization- to do .
 .so. While States must still  adopt
 HSWA-related provisions  as State law
 to retain final authorization, HSWA
 applies in authorized States in the
 interim.  • .     :     •• .
 B. Effect on State Authorizations ,
   •Today's proposal for treatment.   :
 standards is proposed purfiuant to  ,
 section 3004Cd)'bf RCRA: therefore, it
 wiU be added to; Table 1 in 40'CFR.
 271-.1Q), which identifies the Federal
. prpgramrequirements that are .    '
 prcimulgaited pursuant fd; HSWA and
 take effect in all States,'regardles8 :of
 their authorization status. As noted
 above, EPA will implement today's
 proposal in authorized States until 'heir
 programs' are''modified :to -adopt .these1;
 rules arid-the modification is approved ' '.
 by EPA; 'Because the rule is jprpposed  ..
 pursuant to HSWA, a State submitting- a
 program modification may apply to
 receive either interim- oif.-fihal- i  ...  '
 authorization under RCRA' section  ;  . -
 3006(g)(2} or 3006(b),/re8pectiveiyroii the
' basis-'of requirements that-arei.'  •'•  '''

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 substantially equivalent or equivalent to
 EPA's. The procedures and schedule for
 State program modifications for either
 interim or final authorization are  ' •
 described in 40 CFR 271.21. The
 deacHineby which- the States must
 modify their programs to adopt today's
 proposed rule Ja July 2> 1993* It should be
 noted that HSWA interim authorization
 will expire on January l,199a (see 40  •
 CFR271.24{c}}.            -
   With respect to the proposed
 delisting. today's proposal would not be
 effective in- authorized States: since the
 regulations would not he imposed
 pursuant to HSWA. Thus, the regulation
 would be applicable only in those States
 that do not have interim- or final
 authorization. In authorized States!, the
 regulations would not be applicable
 until the State revised its program to
 adopt equivalent regulations understate
 law.    .  '      '
   Section 40. CFR 271*21(e){2) requires
 that States that have final authorization
 must modify their programs to reflect
 Federal program changes and must
 subsequently submit the modification to
 EPA for approval. The deadline by
 which the State must modify its program
 to- adopt this proposed regulation will be
 determined by the promulgation of the
 fine! rule in accordance with section 40
 CFR 271.21(e). These deadlines can be
 extended in certain, cases (see section 4O
 CFR 271.21(eH3}). Once EPA approves
 the modification, the State requirements.'
 become subtitle CRCRA requirements.
   It ghonld be noted that authorized
 States are only required to modify their
 programs when EPA promulgates
 Federal regulations that are more
 stringent or broader la scope than the
 existing Federal regulations. For those
 Federal program changes that are less
 stringent or reduce the scope of the
 Federal program, States are hot required
 to modify their programs. This is a result
 of section 3009 of RCRA, which allows
 States to impose regulations in addition ,
 to those in the Federal program. The
 proposed delisting would be considered
 to be less stringent or would reduce the
 acope of the existing Federal
 regulations. Therefore, authorized States
 would not be required to modify their
 programs to adopt regulations
 equivalent or substantially equivalent.
   States with authorized RCRA
 program* may already have
 requirements similar to those in today's
 proposal. These State regulations have
 not been assessed against the Federal
 regulation* being proposed today to
 determine whether they iheet the tests
 for authorization. Thua,te State is not
 authorized to implement these,
, requirements in. lieu of EPA until the
 State program modification i» approved.
                     : Of course. States with existing.  •'
                      standards may continue to administer
                      and enforce their standards as a matter
                      of State law. IB implementing'the •       '
                      Federal program, EPA will work with
                      States under agreements to minimize
                      duplication of efforts. In many cases,
                      EPA will be able to defer to the States in
                      their efforts to implement their programs
                      rather than take separate actions under.  .
                     : Federal, authority.      '.   , •  : -  -
                       • States that submit official applications
                      for final authorization less than 12
                      months after the effective date .of these
                      regulations are not required to include
                      standards equivalent to these    ,  .   •.
                      regulations in their application.
                      However,, the State must mod% its.
                      program by the deadline set forth in
                      section 40 CFR 27I.21[e}. States that
                      submit official applications;for final
                      authorization 12 moaths after,the
                      effective date of these regulations roust
                      include standards equivalent tot these
                      regulations; in their application. The
                      requirements a state must meet when .
                      submitting its final authorization
                      application are set forth in 40 CFR 271.3,

                      C. State Implementation
                       The Administrator* of EPA is solely
                      responsible for granting variances to the
                      effective dates because these
                      determinations must be made on a
                      national basis. In addition, it is.clear
                      that RCRA section 3004(h)(3j intends for
                      the Administrator to; grant case-by-case
                      extensions after consulting the affected
                      States, on the basis of national concerns
                      which only the Administrator can
                      evaluate. Therefore, States cannot be  '
                      authorized for this aspect of the
                      program..
                       Under section 40 CFR 268.44, the
                      Agency may grant waste-specific
                      variances from treatment standards in
                      cases where it can be 'demonstrated that
                      the physical and/or chemical properties
                      of the wastes differ significantly from
                      wastes analyzed in developing the
                      treatment standards, and die wastes
                     • cannot be treated to specified levels or •
                      treated by specified methods.     •
                       The Agency is solely responsible for
                      granting such variances since the result
                      of such an action may be the  •
                      establishment of a new waste
                      treatabiKty group. All wastes, meeting
                      the criteria of these new waste
                      treatability groups may also be subject  .
                      to the treatment standard established by
                      the variance. Granting such variances
                      may have national inipacts; therefore,
                      this aspect of the program is not     '
                      delegated to the States at this time, -  ;-
                       Under sectfon 40 OFR26a6, EPA may
                      grant petitions of specific duration to .
                      allow land disposal of certain hazardous
                    , -wastes whereJt can be-demonsteated ' --<
 that there will be no migration of
 hazardous constituents for as long as
 the waste remains hazardous. States
 whichhave the authority to impose
 restrictions may be authorized under  •
 RCRA section 3008 to grant petitions for
 exemptions from the restrictions.
 Decisions on site-specific petitions do
 not require the national perspective;
 required to restrict wastes or grant
 extensions. EPA will be handling "no
 migration" petitions at Headquarters,
 though the States may be authorized to
 grant these petitions in- the future. The
 Agency expects to gain valuable
 experience and information from review
 of "ho migration" petitions which may
1 affect future land disposal restrictions
 rulemakings. In accordance with RCRA
 section 3004(i), EPA will publish notice
 of the Agency's final decision on
 petitions in the Federal Register.

 IV, Regulatory Impact

 A. Executive Ordei; 12291

   Executive Order 12291 requires thai
 the regulatory impact:of potential
 Agency actions be evaluated as part of
 the process of developing regulations. In
 addition, Executive Order 12291 requires
 that regulatory agencies prepare a
 Regulatory Impact Analysis in
. connection with major rules (section 3).
 Major rules are defined iri section IfbJ
 as those which are likely to result in an
 annual effect on the economy of $100
 million or more, a major increase in
 costs or prices for consumers or
 individual industries, or significant
 adverse effects on competition,
 employment, investment, productivity,
 innovation, or international trade.
   Today's proposed rule establishes
 treatment standards for a waste
 originally regulated in the First Third.
 land disposal restrictions rule {53 FR  .
 31162). In the First Third rule, the
 Agency set a treatment standard of "no
 land disposal"1 for the high zinc
 subcategory of KQ61 .nonw.astewaters
 based on the determination that high
 temperature  metals recovery represents
 BDAT for the waste. Due to a shortage ,
 to high temperature metals recovery
 capacity, an interim numerical standard
 based on the performance of
 stabilization technology was established
 until August 1990. to the Third Third
 rule, this interim standard was extended
 for one year.        .-•:'.
   The Regulatory Impact Analysis. (RIAJ
 for the First Third rule eosted the K061
 high zinc wastes based on, HTMR. The
 post-regulatory coat for .a volume of
 KOSt high zinc waste of approximately
 172,000 tonawa* estimated to be $50 ,
-miHiort per year (1987 dollars}.     , -  .  ;

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  Today's proposed rule .establishes
.numerical treatment standards based on
 HTMR. Currently, due to construction of
 additional recovery process capacity,
 the Agency has determined that there is
 adequate HTMR capacity for K061 high
 zinc wastes. The .Agency estimates that
 approximately 500,000 tons of K061 high
 zinc are generated each year. Of this
 volume, the Agency estimates
 approximately 90% to be undergoing
 treatment by use of HTMR, with the      ,
 remaining 10% going to stabilization.
   Therefore, in the worst case
 assumption, only 10% of high zinc K061
 would be affected by today's rule. If the
 10% annual generation portion of high
 zinc K081 which is now being treated by
 stabilization was.to be treated by
 HTMR, the incremental cost of this
 change is estimated to be $1 million per
 year. This alteration in'management
 'practices represents the most severe
 cost scenario which could be incurred as
 a result of this rule. However, delisting
 the slag residue from the HTMR process
 will spare the industry subtitle C
 disposal costs and allow them to
 continue selling the slag as road
 aggregate; this revenue has not been
 reflected in the annual incremental cost
 estimate provided above; and would
 make the cost lower than the $1 million
 estimated. Therefore, it is estimated that
 this proposed rule will not impose' a
 large cost upon industry, and is
 estimated to be a minor rule according
 to Executive Order 12291.
   This rule has been submitted to the
 Office of Management and Budget
 (OMB) for review as required by
 Executive Order 12291.
 B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
    Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility
 Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., whenever an
  agency is required to issue a general
  notice of rulemaking for any proposed or
  final rule, it must prepare and make
  available for public comment a
 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis which
 describes the impact of the rule on small
 entities (i.e., small business, small
 organizations, and small government
 jurisdictions}. The Administratormay >
 certify, however, that the rule will not
 have a significant economic impact on a
 substantial number of .small entities.
 Since the proposed rule would allow the
 regulated community'to continue to .use
 existing management practices, and in
, -the worst case scenario 'only affects 10%
 of high zinc K061 waste, the   .
 Administrator certifies that this  .
 regulation will not have a significant
 economic impact on a substantial
 number of small entities, and therefore,
 does hot require a Regulatory Flexibility
 Analysis.
 C, Paperwork Reduction Act

 •  ,A11 information collection
 requirements in this proposed rule were
 promulgated in previous land disposal
 restriction rulemakings and approved by
 the Office of Management and Budget
 (OMB) at that time. Since there are no
 new information collection requirements
 being promulgated today, an .
 Information Collection Request has not
 been prepared.
 List of Subjects in 40 CFR Parts 261,268,
 and 271

   Hazardous Waste Reporting and
 Recordkeeping Requirements.
   Dated: April 8,1991.
 F. Henry Hablcht,
 Deputy Administrator.
    For the reasons set out in the
  preamble, title 40, chapter I, of the Code
  of Federal Regulations is proposed to be
  amended: as follows:

  PART 261—IDENTIFICATION AND
  LISTING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE

    1. The authority citation for part 261
  continues to read as follows:
  Autfcbrity:42 U.S.G 6905, .6912(a), 6921,  .;
6922, and6938.;   . - i:  •..'-- •   ; •'•	::••

  2. In § 261.3paragraph (c)(2)(ii)(G) is'
added tb'readas follows: ,  ;  '-./'

§261.3  Definition of hazardous waste.
*  .''-*..;  *-...  *•  •.-.*.. • •. .•

  (G) * *  *
  (2) V>  *
.  ft) * *  *  V :,".'.  '  = :>'.-•  ':•  I.,':
  (c) Noriwastewater residues, such as
slag, resulting from high teniperature  '"•"
metals recovery (HTMR) processing of:
K061 waste (both low zinc and high
zinc), hiiunits identified,a6 rotary kilns,
flame reactors, electric furnaces, plasma
arc furnaces, slag'reactors, rotary hearth
furnace/electric furnace combinations  ':'
or industrial furnaces (as defined in 40
CFR 260.10(6), (7), arid (12)), provided,   '.
that these residues meet part 268   •  '.'
treatment standards for all constituents.
 PART 268—LAND DISPOSAL
 RESTRICTIONS

   1. The authority citation for part 268
 continues 'to read as follows:    \
   Authority: 42.U.S.C. 6905,6912(a), 6921, and
 6924.  '\.  • . '  ,,  _'   " ••'._  .:.': '-•  •

   2, In S 268.41, Table C(3WE is
 amended by renioving the entry for K061
 (High Zinc SubcategOry—greater tihian-
 15% Total Ziric-^-Effective until Aij^ust
 7th; 1991) and by adding entries for K061
 (High Ziic Siibcategory with less than
 1.5% chromium/nickel combination) and
 K061 (High Zinc Subcategory with
 greater than 1.5% chromium/nickel'
 combination) to read as follows:

 §268.41  treatment standards expressed
 as concentrations iir waste extract

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• cubcaicfiory with less
th*nt.5%
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• ' . '••••.. Wastewaters
name • owarau constituent ' Concentration . pjotes
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• • . .-' '• • • • . ' • ' '. * ' ' ' ' • .-•' *
• Electric Arc Furnace Table 2 in 268.42,. " Antimony 	 	 	 	 	 , 	 .._, 	
Dust. . Table CCW in 268.43., Arsenic 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 : 	
Chromium- (total}.... 	 ~~. 	 	 	 .................
Mercury. 	 ;..._. 	 	 „:........_ 	 	 	 _ 	 	
Nickel 	 . 	 u 	 	 :., 	 	 	 ....
^ , Silver ..«.« 	 «..»..»„»....«».„»...„.»..«.„»....„«..
Thallium 	 	 „ 	 	 	 .... „..«„. u...
Vanadium 	 	 	 „- 	 	 ....... 	 .
' ' . Tine.. ' ' ' ' ' '
Eteetrte Arc Furnace Tabte 2 In 268.42, Antimony 	 	 	 	 .„:._: 	 „ 	 	 	 	 	 : 	
Dusl. • Table CCW in 268 (3 Arsenic _.-...
Beryllium. .. . .
: . Cadmium- . „ 	 „„.. .v.^ „ ....._.....
•• • • • Chromium (tntaiy ..,,.,... ...,,,'„, _,L . 	 	 	 	 . 	 .
Silver ' '' '
• . • Vanadium « . ..

' '
. . Nonwastewaters
Concentration ' ...,,.,,.,
(mg/kg) No!es
1.0
0.028
4.9
OUJ031
0.027
0.065
037
0.0031
0.16
0.29
0.15
0029
0.10
023
1.0
0028
4.9
0.0031
0027
Reserved
0.37
0.0031
Reserved
0,29
0.15
0.029
010 •••'
0.23
PART 271—REQUIREMENTS FOR
AUTHORIZATION OF STATE
HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAMS

  I. Hie authority citation ifdr part 271
continued to read as follows:   '   '
                        Authority; 42 U.S.C. 6905,69l2(a), and 6920.   following entry to table 2 in
                      « ^   i^.   »    ,      •»'•»• • ~ • *      chronological order:
                      Subpart A—Requirements for Final
                      Authorization
§271.t  Purpose and scope.
                        2. Section 271.1QJ is amended by
                      adding the following entry to table t in
                      chronological order, and by. adding the
               TABtE 1.—Re6utATiONS IMPLEMENTINGTHE HAZARDOUS AND Souo WASTE AMENDMENTS OF 198.4 .  .;,   ;
        PrormjfaaBon data
                   Title of regulation ;
                                                                Federal Regloter reference
                  Effective date.
Iftwert data of pobScaSon of filial rule  Land-disposal restrictions for KS61 high.  [Insert Federal  Register page  rum- -Aug. 8,1.891.' '
 In tt»Ftd«f«l Register.       ,     zincsubcategor/rionwastewaters.     bawl.
            TABtE 2;—SELF IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS-QF THE HAiA^todUs AND SOLIDWASTE AMENDMENTS o^"l 984'
       .  Effective'dam- ".'  •„•
                                 ..Sett-implementing provision,-.  ,r>_
                                                  •RCRA citation-
                                                                                              Federal Register reference
AW 0.199*—
            Land disposal restrictions en KOethigh 3004(g)'(6)(A) ...._..„...
             zincsubcategory.                    |   :. •  . •  ;: .
                                                                                          Elnsert.:date of- publication! 55 FR
                                                                                         : • [insert Federal Register page hum
                                                                                           hers!
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