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DIRECTIVE NUMBER: 9477.01(83)
TITLE: Applicability of the Subpart H Financial Respon-
'" sibility Requirements
APPROVAL DATE: 1-5-83
EFFECTIVE DATE: ir5-83
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PARTS 264 AND. 265 SUBPART H - FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
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Financial Responsibility Requirements
40 CFR 265.140(c), RCRA Subpart H
Applicability of the Subpart H Financial Responsibility
Requirements
Mr. -Bradley E. Dillon, Associate General Counsel, U.S. Ecology,
Inc., 9200 Shelbyville Road, Suite 526 P.O. Box 7246, Louisville,
Kentucky 40207
John H. Skinner,. Acting Director, Office of Solid Waste
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Section 265.140(c) exempts State and Federal government from Subpart H
regulations applying to owners and operators. While either party may fulfill
the requirements, the Agency may take action against either or both parties in
the event of noncompliance. The Agency interprets this to mean that where one
party (the owner or operator) is an exempted party because it is a State or
Federal governmental unit, the other, private sector party need not comply with
the Subpart H requirements. However, a State or Federal agency owner may
require the private sector operator by contractual agreement to demonstrate
financial responsibility.
Note; The RCRA Subpart G regulations, which stipulate the requirements for
performance of closure and post-closure care, do not contain any such exempt!
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raents- for performance of-closure and pest-closure care, do r.o-
contain any such ex-ar.ption. T!:5 ex.-^pticn applies only to tlv?
5ubp?,rt ." re-j'jlati'^ns, which contain the requirements fcr provir.r-
financial renpcnnibi 1 ity for closure a-.3 post-clcsure care ?.n-J
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SUBJECT: April 20, 1.983, Memorandum- on Financial. Requirements ^
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PROM: John H. Skinner, Director '•'•"." '•'.'-"• »
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TO: Harry Seraydarian, Director ^j
Toxics and Waste Management Division, Region IX (T-l) \
Your memorandum of April 20, 1983, suggested that a
regulatory interpretation memorandum be written to clarify the
exemption of States and the Federal government from the RCRA
Subpart H, Financial Requirements ($5264.140(c) and 265.140(c)).
However, the interpretation you suggest does not appear to be
consistent with the regulations. Our interpretation of the
regulations, confirmed by Office of General Counsel staff, is
that set forth in my Jajniary 5, lj>8_3_» letter sent to Mr. Bradley
E. Dillon at OS Ecology, a copy of which is attached. A copy
of that letter was also sent to Richard Procunier, the Region
IX financial contact.
• Your suggestion that EPA notify the various State and
Federal agencies which may be affected by this exemption may
be pursued at a later date. However, since the owners and
operators of hazardous waste facilities are jointly and
severally liable for the other requirements of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations, I am not
sure that such a narrowly focused letter would be appropriate.
Rather, a letter broadly addressing the potential obligations
of the States and the Federal government under the RCRA
regulations would be sent.
You can be sure that as we make decisions on regulatory
reporting to EPA Headquarters, thiu particular section will be
k*»pt in mind.* I am certain that should^** £ir*»r environmental
tcaused or^exACJ**" J *T- tMa exemption, we will make*
"rvrr; to r&viz- tne regulations in a responsive manner.
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