How is EPA revising the existing regulations to implement the latest OECD decision?
This rule is amending EPA’s OECD rule to reflect the procedural and substantive amendments in the Amended 2001 Decision. The changes, largely in 40 CFR part 262, subpart H, include: (1) reducing the number of control levels from three (Green, Amber and Red) to two (Green and Amber) and updating references to reflect the revised OECD waste lists; (2) exempting qualifying shipments sent for laboratory analyses from certain paperwork requirements; (3) requiring recovery facilities to submit a certificate of recovery to all interested parties no later than thirty (30) days after recovery has been completed and no later than one (1) calendar year following the receipt of waste by the recovery facility; (4) adding provisions to ensure that wastes that are subject to the Amber control procedures are returned to the country of export within 90 days from the time the country of import or transit first informs the country of export, unless an alternative timeframe is allowed; and (5) adding new
