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Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
DIRECTIVE NUMBER: 9488.06(85)
TITLE: : Certifying Incinerators and Thermal Treatment
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APPROVAL DATE:: 6-18-85
EFFECTIVE DATE:: 6-18-85
ORIGINATING OFFICE:: office of Solid, Wast*
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PARTS 264-265 SUBPART 0 - INCINERATOR
DOC: 9488.06(85)
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Di-oxin, Interim Status, Incineration, Thermal Treatment
40 CFR 264 Subpart 0
Certifying Incinerators and Thermal Treatment Units
Waste Management Division Directors, Regions I-X
Hazardous Waste Branch Chiefs, Regions I-X
Michael B. Cook, Deputy Director, Office of Solid Waste
#9488.06(85)
6-18-35
This memorandum establishes a certification process as an interim measure
to allow interim status incinerators and thermal treatment units to handle
dioxin wastes until they receive a RCRA permit. Regions must use the certifica-
tion process unless they can demonstrate that permitting will move as fast as.
cert if icatiot1..
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'SUBJECT i Certifying Incinerators and Thermal Treatment Units « ••:
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FRCtit Michael B. Cock ° 1:
Deputy Director cr.
Office of Solid Waste i
TOj Waste Management Division Directors, Regions I - X <*
Hazardous Waste Branch Chiefs, Regions I - X iC
As discussed in his memorandum c? Apr .1 10, 1985 (copy S £
attached), the Administrator expects tne regions to take the ** Z\
initiative and work quickly to ensure adequate capacity for ^^
managing dioxin wastes. The recent listing of certain dioxin H- ^
and dibenxo—furan containing wastes as acute hazardous wastes ^
allows interia status incinerators and thermal treatment units, " ~ Jf
which want to manage these wastes before receiving a permit, to n c
b« certified by the Assistant Administrator for OSWER that they £ JJ"
ae«t the Part 264 Subpart o performance standards. A copy of "^ ?r
OSWER's final draft procedures for conducting the certification o» >
process is attached. 'i
The certification process was developed as an interim measure ^y-
to allow incinerators and thermal treatment units to handle dioxin -^. S
wastes until they receive a RCRA permit. It can only meet the °= £
nation's needs for dioxin disposal if it is fast, much faster than ^
the Part a permit process has proven to be in the past. Because £[ ^
of the delays with permitting, Regions must use the certification £
process, unless you can demonstrate that permitting will move = C
as fast. When the certification process is used, the Notice of ^,
Deficiency should be mailed within two weeks of receipt of the
application.
I would like to receive a copy of your expedited schedule
shortly after you receive an application for certification, and
any Part B application for managing dioxins. We anticipate
working closely with you on these priority applications. I- hope
this will allov us to yuickly resolve any problems that arise as
we implement the new regulatory procedures.
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This guidance is being distributed in final draft for your
use. Please provide any comments to Art Glazar, manager of the
PAT program, at 382-4692. We will raviae tha guicianca if nacessary
based on coaaenta after a case experience with its use.
If you have questions on the priority for processing permits
or certifications for dioxin waste/ please contact me on 332-5364.
If you have questions on the procedures for certifying incinerators
or thermal treatment units, contact Arthur Glazer, or 3arry Korb
of the Dioxin Task Force staff at 382-4654.
Attachments
cci John Sfcinner
Gane Lucoro
John Lehsan
Eileen Claussen
Bruce Neddie
Feter Guerrero
Truett DeGearo
Matt Straus
Arthur Glaser
Barry Korb
Steve Eilverman
Perait Writers Incinerator Work Group
Regional Diozin Policy Contacts
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