Project XL Site-Specific Rulemaking for the Autoliv ASP Inc. Facility in Promontory, Utah

The EPA is implementing a project under the Project XL program that will provide site-specific regulatory flexibility under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), for the Autoliv ASP Inc. (Autoliv) facility in Promontory, Utah. The terms of the XL project are defined in a Final Project Agreement ("FPA") which has been available for public review and comment. (See 65 FR 49571, August 14, 2000). Following a review of the public comments, the FPA was signed by Autoliv, Box Elder County, the state of Utah, and EPA on September 20, 2000. EPA is today publishing a final rule, applicable only to the Promontory Facility, to facilitate implementation of the XL project. The principal objective of this XL Project is to explore the benefits of a more streamlined and flexible RCRA regulation of pyrotechnic hazardous wastes from the automobile airbag industry that are treated in industrial furnaces. Today's final rule is an outgrowth of the proposed rule published on February 13, 2001 See 66 FR 9992. Today's action provides regulatory flexibility to Autoliv in the form of a conditional exemption from the definition of hazardous waste. It is conditioned on Autoliv's compliance with air emission and waste management requirements that have been developed under this XL project. The air emission and waste management requirements are set forth in today's final rule. Today's action is intended to provide site-specific regulatory changes to implement this XL project. The EPA the state of Utah and Autoliv expect this XL project to result in superior environmental performance while providing cost savings and paperwork reduction for both Autoliv and the state of Utah.