Where does EPA s Corrective Action authority come from?
EPA’s authority to require facility-wide corrective action comes from the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act , specifically, sections 3004(u)&(v), 3005(c)(3), 3008(h), 3013, and 7003. EPA’s regulations for corrective action at permitted facilities are found in the Code of Federal Regulations at 40 CFR Part 264 Subpart F. EPA provides additional direction on corrective action through guidance, policy directives and related regulations, all of which were designed to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the program. The most recent and comprehensive guidance issued for RCRA corrective action is in the May 1, 1996 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (EPA, 1996a, 61 FR 19431) PDF [About PDF].
