Unnvd SIMM . Environmental Protection Office ol Solid WMI« DIRECTIVE NUMBER: 9501.01(82) TITLE: Guidance for Permitting of Hazardous Waste Incinerators APPROVAL DATE: 7-9-S2 EFFECTIVE DATE: 7'9-82 ORIGINATING OFFICE: o«ice of solid waste m FINAL D DRAFT STATUS: REFERENCE (other documents): ( ] A- Pending OMB approval [ ] B- Pending AA-OSWER approval [ ] C- For review &/or comment [ ] D- In development or circulating headquarters WPP ns WPP n c £ DIRECTIVE DIRECTIVE ------- PERMITTING PRIORITIES DOC: 9501.01(82) Key Words: Incineration Regulations: 40 CFR 270.62 Subject: Guidance for Permitting of Hazardous Waste Incinerators Addressee: Regional Hazardous Waste Division Directors Originator: John Skinner, Director, State Programs and Resource Recovery Division Source Doc: Date: Summary: #9501.01(82) 7-9-82 This memorandum provides guidance and sets priorities which should be followed in formulating Regional plans for permitting incinerators. The fol- lowing factors should be considered in ranking existing incinerators for calling Part B applications: - Age of the facility; - Size; - Proximity to Population Centers; - Complexity of the waste mixtures incinerated; and - Prior history of poor operation or air pollution violations. Incinerator facilities which also have storage capacity at the site should include both activities in Part B applications. ------- 950L.OL (3: Guidance for Permitting of Hazardous Waste Incinerators John Skinner, Director State Programs and Resource Recovery Division Regional Hazardous Waste Division Directors As you are aware* the amendment for hazardous waste inciner- ators was published' in the Federal Register on June 24, and was accompanied by a notice announcing that the suspension on calling Part B's for incinerators has been lifted. The "information burden" clearance from OMB was also received recently (clearance 32050-0002), The Agency is thus in a position to begin the permitting process for these facilities. This memorandum is intended to provide guidance as to the priorities which should be followed in formulating regional plans for permitting incinerators. In Rita Lavello's memorandum of June 18 'to the Regional Admin- istrators various targets were set for the numbers of incinerator permits to be issued in FY 33 and the numbers to be called in FY 83 for issuance in FY 84. These targets were set for each region on • the basis of the permitting resources projected to be available. Asauraing roughly a year's time free the time a permit is called to when it is issued* adherence to the targets win necessitate calling a substantial number of incinerator Part B's during the remainder of this fiscal year, and during the first quarter of FY 33. Inciner- ators must be considered to be the first priority of the RCRA permitting program in the cooing months. In establishing priorities for permitting of hazardous waste incinerators we expect to use the same general approach we have been using for storage facilities. That is, new facilities win be assigned the highest priority for permit issuance, and existing facilities should be prioritized according to their potential for causing environmental harm. The following are factors which should be considered in ranking existincr incinerators for calling Part B applications: o Age of the facility o Siz^ o Proximity to population centers o Complexity of the waste mixtures incinerated o Toxicity of the wastes incinerated o Prior history of poor operation or air pollution violations ------- It should be expected that most incinerator facilities win also have some type of storage capability at the site. In such cases the Part B should be called for both the incinerator and the storage facilities. These storage facilities can be counted against the permitting targets in Attachment 1 of Rita Lavelie'a June 13 . nenbrandun, according to the specified substitution ratios. : If there are any questions regarding the incinerator permitting progran, please contact Randy Chrisnon of my staff at 332-4535. ------- |