What is the purpose of the proposed regulatory language?
The proposed regulatory language addresses three areas in the current RCRA regulations that create a burden for colleges and universities: (1) the draft language proposes that C&U be allowed to make hazardous waste determinations in central accumulation, or hazardous waste storage areas, rather than having to do so at the point of generation; (2) The draft language would allow C&U 30 days, rather than three days, to move hazardous waste from academic laboratories (satellite accumulation areas) to institutional accumulation areas or 30 days to ship them off-site, in the case of laboratory cleanouts and end of semester activities; and (3) The draft language clarifies that hazardous waste generated in laboratories can be treated on site in laboratories or accumulation areas, without the need for a treatment, storage, and disposal permit.
