Massachusetts: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision

Today's action finalizes EPA's decision to grant authorization to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for certain revisions to its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The revisions addressed by this action include two rules promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency: the Toxicity Characteristics (TC) Rule (including subsequent revisions to that rule) and the Universal Waste Rule (UWR). The Agency finds that the State's hazardous waste program revisions, except for a provision which relates to the TC Rule and exempts intact Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) from hazardous waste regulation, satisfy all of the requirements necessary to qualify for final authorization. Thus, the EPA is taking action to approve the authorization of Massachusetts for the UWR and the TC Rule for all wastes other than CRTs. At this time, EPA defers action relating to CRTs; however, the agency plans to address this issue in a future Federal Register document.