82_FR_25028 82 FR 24925 - Hazardous Waste Management System; Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste

82 FR 24925 - Hazardous Waste Management System; Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 103 (May 31, 2017)

Page Range24925-24933
FR Document2017-11231

EPA is proposing to grant a petition submitted by ExxonMobil Oil Corporation Beaumont Refinery (ExxonMobil) to exclude (or delist) the secondary impoundment basin solids in Beaumont, Texas from the lists of hazardous wastes. EPA used the Delisting Risk Assessment Software (DRAS) Version 3.0.47 in the evaluation of the impact of the petitioned waste on human health and the environment.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 103 (Wednesday, May 31, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 31, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11231]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 261

[EPA-R06-RCRA-2017-0153; FRL-9962-44-Region 6]


Hazardous Waste Management System; Identification and Listing of 
Hazardous Waste

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to grant a petition submitted by ExxonMobil 
Oil Corporation Beaumont Refinery (ExxonMobil) to exclude (or delist) 
the secondary impoundment basin solids in Beaumont, Texas from the 
lists of hazardous wastes. EPA used the Delisting Risk Assessment 
Software (DRAS) Version 3.0.47 in the evaluation of the impact of the 
petitioned waste on human health and the environment.

DATES: We will accept comments until June 30, 2017. We will stamp 
comments received after the close of the comment period as late. These 
late comments may or may not be considered in formulating a final 
decision. Your requests for a hearing must reach EPA by June 15, 2017. 
The request must contain the information prescribed in 40 CFR 260.20(d) 
(hereinafter all CFR cites refer to 40 CFR unless otherwise stated).

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R06-
RCRA-2017-0153, at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot 
be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any 
comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any 
information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 
Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a 
written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment 
and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA 
will generally not consider comments or comment contents located 
outside of the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other 
file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA 
public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, 
and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information regarding 
the ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery petition, contact Michelle Peace at 
214-665-7430 or by email at [email protected].
    Your requests for a hearing must reach EPA by June 15, 2017. The 
request must contain the information described in Sec.  260.20(d).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ExxonMobil submitted a petition under 40 CFR 
260.20 and 260.22(a). Section 260.20 allows any person to petition the 
Administrator to modify or revoke any provision of parts 260 through 
266, 268, and 273. Section 260.22(a) specifically provides generators 
the opportunity to petition the Administrator to exclude a waste on a 
``generator specific'' basis from the hazardous waste lists.
    EPA bases its proposed decision to grant the petition on an 
evaluation of waste-specific information provided by the petitioner. 
This decision, if finalized, would conditionally exclude the petitioned 
waste from the requirements of hazardous waste regulations under the 
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
    If finalized, EPA would conclude that ExxonMobil's petitioned waste 
is non-hazardous with respect to the original listing criteria. EPA 
would also conclude that ExxonMobil's process minimizes short-term and 
long-term threats from the petitioned waste to human health and the 
environment.

Table of Contents

    The information in this section is organized as follows:

I. Overview Information
    A. What action is EPA proposing?
    B. Why is EPA proposing to approve this delisting?
    C. How will ExxonMobil manage the waste, if it is delisted?
    D. When would the proposed delisting exclusion be finalized?
    E. How would this action affect states?
II. Background
    A. What is the history of the delisting program?
    B. What is a delisting petition, and what does it require of a 
petitioner?
    C. What factors must EPA consider in deciding whether to grant a 
delisting petition?
III. EPA's Evaluation of the Waste Information and Data
    A. What waste did ExxonMobil petition EPA to delist?
    B. Who is ExxonMobil and what process does it use to generate 
the petitioned waste?
    C. How did ExxonMobil sample and analyze the data in this 
petition?
    D. What were the results of ExxonMobil's analysis?
    E. How did EPA evaluate the risk of delisting this waste?
    F. What did EPA conclude about ExxonMobil's analysis?
    G. What other factors did EPA consider in its evaluation?
    H. What is EPA's evaluation of this delisting petition?
IV. Next Steps
    A. With what conditions must the petitioner comply?
    B. What happens if ExxonMobil violates the terms and conditions?
V. Public Comments
    A. How can I as an interested party submit comments?
    B. How may I review the docket or obtain copies of the proposed 
exclusion?
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

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I. Overview Information

A. What action is EPA proposing?

    EPA is proposing to approve the delisting petition submitted by 
ExxonMobil to have the secondary impoundment basin (SIB) solids 
excluded, or delisted from the definition of a hazardous waste. The SIB 
solids are listed as F037 (primary oil/water/solids separation sludge); 
and F038 (secondary oil/water/solids separation sludge).

B. Why is EPA proposing to approve this delisting?

    ExxonMobil's petition requests an exclusion from the F037 and F038 
waste listings pursuant to 40 CFR 260.20 and 260.22. ExxonMobil does 
not believe that the petitioned waste meets the criteria for which EPA 
listed it. ExxonMobil also believes no additional constituents or 
factors could cause the waste to be hazardous. EPA's review of this 
petition included consideration of the original listing criteria and 
the additional factors required by the Hazardous and Solid Waste 
Amendments of 1984 (HSWA). See section 3001(f) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 
6921(f), and 40 CFR 260.22(d)(1)-(4) (hereinafter all sectional 
references are to 40 CFR unless otherwise indicated). In making the 
initial delisting determination, EPA evaluated the petitioned waste 
against the listing criteria and factors cited in Sec. Sec.  
261.11(a)(2) and (a)(3). Based on this review, EPA agrees with the 
petitioner that the waste is non-hazardous with respect to the original 
listing criteria. If EPA had found, based on this review, that the 
waste remained hazardous based on the factors for which the waste was 
originally listed, EPA would have proposed to deny the petition. EPA 
evaluated the waste with respect to other factors or criteria to assess 
whether there is a reasonable basis to believe that such additional 
factors could cause the waste to be hazardous. EPA considered whether 
the waste is acutely toxic, the concentration of the constituents in 
the waste, their tendency to migrate and to bioaccumulate, their 
persistence in the environment once released from the waste, plausible 
and specific types of management of the petitioned waste, the 
quantities of waste generated, and waste variability. EPA believes that 
the petitioned waste does not meet the listing criteria and thus should 
not be a listed waste. EPA's proposed decision to delist waste from 
ExxonMobil is based on the information submitted in support of this 
rule, including descriptions of the wastes and analytical data from the 
Beaumont, Texas facility.

C. How will ExxonMobil manage the waste if it is delisted?

    If the SIB solids are delisted, contingent upon approval of the 
delisting petition, storage containers with SIB solids will be 
transported to an authorized, solid waste landfill (e.g. RCRA Subtitle 
D landfill, commercial/industrial solid waste landfill, etc.) for 
disposal.

D. When would the proposed delisting exclusion be finalized?

    RCRA section 3001(f) specifically requires EPA to provide a notice 
and an opportunity for comment before granting or denying a final 
exclusion. Thus, EPA will not grant the exclusion until it addresses 
all timely public comments (including those at public hearings, if any) 
on this proposal.
    RCRA section 3010(b)(1) at 42 USCA 6930(b)(1), allows rules to 
become effective in less than six months when the regulated facility 
does not need the six-month period to come into compliance. That is the 
case here, because this rule, if finalized, would reduce the existing 
requirements for persons generating hazardous wastes.
    EPA believes that this exclusion should be effective immediately 
upon final publication because a six-month deadline is not necessary to 
achieve the purpose of section 3010(b), and a later effective date 
would impose unnecessary hardship and expense on this petitioner. These 
reasons also provide good cause for making this rule effective 
immediately, upon final publication, under the Administrative Procedure 
Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(d).

E. How would this action affect the states?

    Because EPA is issuing this exclusion under the Federal RCRA 
delisting program, only states subject to Federal RCRA delisting 
provisions would be affected. This would exclude states which have 
received authorization from EPA to make their own delisting decisions.
    EPA allows states to impose their own non-RCRA regulatory 
requirements that are more stringent than EPA's, under section 3009 of 
RCRA, 42 U.S.C.6929. These more stringent requirements may include a 
provision that prohibits a Federally issued exclusion from taking 
effect in the state. Because a dual system (that is, both Federal 
(RCRA) and state (non-RCRA) programs) may regulate a petitioner's 
waste, EPA urges petitioners to contact the state regulatory authority 
to establish the status of their wastes under the state law.
    EPA has also authorized some states (for example, Louisiana, 
Oklahoma, Georgia, Illinois) to administer a RCRA delisting program in 
place of the Federal program, that is, to make state delisting 
decisions. Therefore, this exclusion does not apply in those authorized 
states unless that state makes the rule part of its authorized program. 
If ExxonMobil transports the petitioned waste to or manages the waste 
in any state with delisting authorization, ExxonMobil must obtain 
delisting authorization from that state before it can manage the waste 
as non-hazardous in the state.

II. Background

A. What is the history of the delisting program?

    EPA published an amended list of hazardous wastes from non-specific 
and specific sources on January 16, 1981, as part of its final and 
interim final regulations implementing section 3001 of RCRA. EPA has 
amended this list several times and published it in 40 CFR 261.31 and 
261.32.
    EPA lists these wastes as hazardous because: (1) The wastes 
typically and frequently exhibit one or more of the characteristics of 
hazardous wastes identified in subpart C of part 261 (that is, 
ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, and toxicity), (2) the wastes 
meet the criteria for listing contained in Sec.  261.11(a)(2) or 
(a)(3), or (b) the wastes are mixed with or derived from the treatment, 
storage or disposal of such characteristic and listed wastes and which 
therefore become hazardous under Sec.  261.3(a)(2)(iv) or (c)(2)(i), 
known as the ``mixture'' or ``derived-from'' rules, respectively.
    Individual waste streams may vary, however, depending on raw 
materials, industrial processes, and other factors. Thus, while a waste 
described in these regulations or resulting from the operation of the 
mixture or derived-from rules generally is hazardous, a specific waste 
from an individual facility may not be hazardous.
    For this reason, 40 CFR 260.20 and 260.22 provide an exclusion 
procedure, called delisting, which allows persons to prove that EPA 
should not regulate a specific waste from a particular generating 
facility as a hazardous waste.

B. What is a delisting petition, and what does it require of a 
petitioner?

    A delisting petition is a request from a facility to EPA or an 
authorized state to exclude wastes from the list of hazardous wastes. 
The facility petitions EPA because it does not consider the wastes 
hazardous under RCRA regulations.
    In a delisting petition, the petitioner must show that wastes 
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particular facility do not meet any of the criteria for which the waste 
was listed. The criteria for which EPA lists a waste are in part 261 
and further explained in the background documents for the listed waste.
    In addition, under 40 CFR 260.22, a petitioner must prove that the 
waste does not exhibit any of the hazardous waste characteristics (that 
is, ignitability, reactivity, corrosivity, and toxicity) and present 
sufficient information for EPA to decide whether factors other than 
those for which the waste was listed warrant retaining it as a 
hazardous waste. (See part 261 and the background documents for the 
listed waste.)
    Generators remain obligated under RCRA to confirm whether their 
waste remains non-hazardous based on the hazardous waste 
characteristics even if EPA has ``delisted'' the waste.

C. What factors must EPA consider in deciding whether to grant a 
delisting petition?

    Besides considering the criteria in 40 CFR 260.22(a) and section 
3001(f) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6921(f), and in the background documents for 
the listed wastes, EPA must consider any factors (including additional 
constituents) other than those for which EPA listed the waste, if a 
reasonable basis exists that these additional factors could cause the 
waste to be hazardous.
    EPA must also consider as hazardous waste mixtures containing 
listed hazardous wastes and wastes derived from treating, storing, or 
disposing of listed hazardous waste. See Sec.  261.3(a)(2)(iii and iv) 
and (c)(2)(i), called the ``mixture'' and ``derived-from'' rules, 
respectively. These wastes are also eligible for exclusion and remain 
hazardous wastes until excluded. See 66 FR 27266 (May 16, 2001).

III. EPA's Evaluation of the Waste Information and Data

A. What waste did ExxonMobil petition EPA to Delist?

    In August 2016, ExxonMobil petitioned EPA to exclude from the lists 
of hazardous wastes contained in Sec. Sec.  261.31 and 261.32, SIB 
solids (F037, F038) generated from its facility located in Beaumont, 
Texas. The waste falls under the classification of listed waste 
pursuant to Sec. Sec.  261.31 and 261.32. Specifically, in its 
petition, ExxonMobil requested that EPA grant a one-time exclusion for 
400,000 cubic yards of as generated wet SIB solids.

B. Who is ExxonMobil and what process does it use to generate the 
petitioned waste?

    ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery processes crude oil in the production 
of a number of petroleum products, including fuels and chemical 
feedstocks. The petitioned waste, SIB solids, originated from both 
historical and current operation of the wastewater treatment system at 
the refinery. To the extent possible, hydrocarbons present in refinery 
wastewaters have been recovered. However, historically more 
hydrocarbons passed through the ``oil recovery system'' and flowed into 
the SIB. Hydrocarbons in the wastewater can result from various sources 
(e.g. crude oil). Over time, more of the oily streams were routed to 
storage tanks from collection system piping and/or smaller tanks for 
interception and recovery instead of into the SIB. Recovered oil from 
the oil recovery system is stored in tanks prior to being reintroduced 
into the refining process. Historically, these oily flows occurred in 
conjunction with facility operations, were relatively routine in 
nature, and not directly associated with precipitation. As such, they 
were classified by EPA as ``dry weather'' flows. By contrast, 
wastewater directly associated with precipitation (i.e. storm water) is 
referred to as ``wet weather'' flows. The EPA listing criteria for F037 
generally encompasses primary solids associated with dry-weather, oily 
flows, and the EPA listing criteria for F038 generally encompasses 
secondary solids associated with dry-weather, oily flows. During the 
early 1990s, ExxonMobil implemented a program to identify and mitigate 
dry weather flows to the SIB, and those flows have since been 
eliminated. Since the SIB historically received dry-weather, oily flows 
as specified in the November 2, 1990 Federal Register rule publication, 
the lower stratum of solids within the pond are believed to be 
classified as F037 when generated. Dry-weather, oily flows have since 
been eliminated from reaching the SIB. However, creating a definitive 
``bright line'' in the solid stratum is not practical, so ExxonMobil 
assumes that solids removed from the SIB bear the F037 (primary oil/
water/solids separation sludge) listing when generated. Although it is 
not believed that the F038 (secondary oil/water/solids separation 
sludge) listing would apply, ExxonMobil has conservatively elected to 
also include this listing as part of the delisting effort.

C. How did ExxonMobil sample and analyze the data in this petition?

    To support its petition, ExxonMobil submitted:
    (1) Historical information on waste generation and management 
practices; and
    (2) Analytical results from thirty-nine samples for total and TCLP 
concentrations of compounds of concern (COC)s;

D. What were the results of ExxonMobil's analysis?

    EPA believes that the descriptions of the ExxonMobil analytical 
characterization provide a reasonable basis to grant ExxonMobil's 
petition for an exclusion of the SIB solids. EPA believes the data 
submitted in support of the petition show the SIB solids are non-
hazardous. Analytical data for the SIB solids samples were used in the 
DRAS to develop delisting levels. The data summaries for COCs are 
presented in Table I. EPA has reviewed the sampling procedures used by 
ExxonMobil and has determined that it satisfies EPA criteria for 
collecting representative samples of the variations in constituent 
concentrations in the SIB solids. In addition, the data submitted in 
support of the petition show that constituents in ExxonMobil's waste 
are presently below health-based levels used in the delisting decision-
making. EPA believes that ExxonMobil has successfully demonstrated that 
the SIB solids are non-hazardous.

                      Table 1--Analytical Results/Maximum Allowable Delisting Concentration
             Secondary Impoundment Basin (SIB) Solids ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery, Beaumont, Texas
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                                                                   Maximum total   Maximum TCLP    Maximum  TCLP
                           Constituent                             concentration   concentration     delisting
                                                                      (mg/kg)         (mg/L)       level (mg/L)
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Antimony........................................................            4.84           0.023            .109
Arsenic.........................................................            33.6           0.077            .424
Barium..........................................................             455            1.47              36

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Beryllium.......................................................            1.38          <0.002             2.0
Cadmium.........................................................            2.05          <0.002            0.09
Chromium........................................................             697           0.205            2.27
Cobalt..........................................................            19.4          0.0371           0.214
Lead............................................................             400           0.656           0.702
Mercury.........................................................            3.61        0.000049           0.068
Nickel..........................................................            68.2           0.152            13.5
Selenium........................................................            28.7          0.0177           0.890
Silver..........................................................            1.23           0.002             5.0
Vanadium........................................................            90.7          0.0815            3.77
Zinc............................................................            2470            5.43             197
2,4 Dimethylphenol..............................................            0.97          0.0018            11.3
2-Methylphenol..................................................          0<0.71        <.000033            28.9
3-Methylphenol..................................................           <0.64           0.002            28.9
4-Methylphenol..................................................           <0.64         0.00047            2.89
Acenaphthene....................................................             1.7         0.00091            10.6
Anthracene......................................................             2.9         0.00019            25.9
Benz(a)anthracene...............................................             7.2        0.000034            0.07
Benz(a)pyrene...................................................               5        <0.00003            26.3
Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate......................................              34          0.0002         106,000
Chrysene........................................................              19        0.000048            7.01
Di-n-butyl phthalate............................................            0.66          0.0013            24.6
Fluoranthene....................................................             2.1        0.000078            2.46
Fluorene........................................................             4.9          0.0016            4.91
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene..........................................             2.6       <0.000051              73
Naphthalene.....................................................              26            0.02          0.0327
Phenol..........................................................           <0.71         0.00025             173
Pyrene..........................................................             N/A         0.00019            4.45
Benzene.........................................................             1.1          <0.004           0.077
Xylenes, total..................................................              53            0.18            9.56
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Notes: These levels represent the highest constituent concentration found in any one sample and does not
  necessarily represent the specific level found in one sample.

E. How did EPA evaluate the risk of delisting the waste?

    For this delisting determination, EPA used such information 
gathered to identify plausible exposure routes (i.e. groundwater, 
surface water, air) for hazardous constituents present in the 
petitioned waste. EPA determined that disposal in a surface impoundment 
is the most reasonable, worst-case disposal scenario for ExxonMobil's 
petitioned waste. EPA applied the Delisting Risk Assessment Software 
(DRAS) described in 65 FR 58015 (September 27, 2000) and 65 FR 75637 
(December 4, 2000), to predict the maximum allowable concentrations of 
hazardous constituents that may be released from the petitioned waste 
after disposal and determined the potential impact of the disposal of 
ExxonMobil's petitioned waste on human health and the environment. A 
copy of this software can be found on the world wide web at http://www.epa.gov/reg5rcra/wptdiv/hazardous/delisting/dras-software.html. In 
assessing potential risks to groundwater, EPA used the maximum waste 
volumes and the maximum reported extract concentrations as inputs to 
the DRAS program to estimate the constituent concentrations in the 
groundwater at a hypothetical receptor well down gradient from the 
disposal site. Using the risk level (carcinogenic risk of 
10-5 and non-cancer hazard index of 1.0), the DRAS program 
can back-calculate the acceptable receptor well concentrations 
(referred to as compliance-point concentrations) using standard risk 
assessment algorithms and EPA health-based numbers. Using the maximum 
compliance-point concentrations and EPA's Composite Model for Underflow 
water Migration with Transformation Products (EPACMTP) fate and 
transport modeling factors, the DRAS further back-calculates the 
maximum permissible waste constituent concentrations not expected to 
exceed the compliance-point concentrations in groundwater.
    EPA believes that the EPACMTP fate and transport model represents a 
reasonable worst-case scenario for possible groundwater contamination 
resulting from disposal of the petitioned waste in a surface 
impoundment, and that a reasonable worst-case scenario is appropriate 
when evaluating whether a waste should be relieved of the protective 
management constraints of RCRA Subtitle C. The use of some reasonable 
worst-case scenarios resulted in conservative values for the 
compliance-point concentrations and ensures that the waste, once 
removed from hazardous waste regulation, will not pose a significant 
threat to human health or the environment.
    The DRAS also uses the maximum estimated waste volumes and the 
maximum reported total concentrations to predict possible risks 
associated with releases of waste constituents through surface pathways 
(e.g. volatilization from the impoundment). As in the above groundwater 
analyses, the DRAS uses the risk level, the health-based data and 
standard risk assessment and exposure algorithms to predict maximum 
compliance-point concentrations of waste constituents at a hypothetical 
point of exposure. Using fate and transport equations, the DRAS uses 
the maximum compliance-point concentrations and back-calculates the 
maximum allowable waste constituent concentrations (or ``delisting 
levels'').

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    In most cases, because a delisted waste is no longer subject to 
hazardous waste control, EPA is generally unable to predict, and does 
not presently control, how a petitioner will manage a waste after 
delisting. Therefore, EPA currently believes that it is inappropriate 
to consider extensive site-specific factors when applying the fate and 
transport model. EPA does control the type of unit where the waste is 
disposed. The waste must be disposed in the type of unit the fate and 
transport model evaluates.
    The DRAS results which calculate the maximum allowable 
concentration of chemical constituents in the waste are presented in 
Table I. Based on the comparison of the DRAS and TCLP Analyses results 
found in Table I, the petitioned waste should be delisted because no 
constituents of concern tested are likely to be present or formed as 
reaction products or by-products in ExxonMobil waste.

F. What did EPA conclude about ExxonMobil's waste analysis?

    EPA concluded, after reviewing ExxonMobil's processes that no other 
hazardous constituents of concern, other than those for which tested, 
are likely to be present or formed as reaction products or by-products 
in the waste. In addition, on the basis of explanations and analytical 
data provided by ExxonMobil, pursuant to Sec.  260.22, EPA concludes 
that the petitioned waste do not exhibit any of the characteristics of 
ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity or toxicity. See Sec. Sec.  
261.21, 261.22 and 261.23, respectively.

G. What other factors did EPA consider in its evaluation?

    During the evaluation of ExxonMobil's petition, EPA also considered 
the potential impact of the petitioned waste via non-groundwater routes 
(i.e. air emission and surface runoff). With regard to airborne 
dispersion in particular, EPA believes that exposure to airborne 
contaminants from ExxonMobil's petitioned waste is unlikely. Therefore, 
no appreciable air releases are likely from ExxonMobil's waste under 
any likely disposal conditions. EPA evaluated the potential hazards 
resulting from the unlikely scenario of airborne exposure to hazardous 
constituents released from ExxonMobil's waste in an open landfill. The 
results of this worst-case analysis indicated that there is no 
substantial present or potential hazard to human health and the 
environment from airborne exposure to constituents from ExxonMobil's 
SIB solids.

H. What is EPA's evaluation of this delisting petition?

    The descriptions of ExxonMobil's hazardous waste process and 
analytical characterization provide a reasonable basis for EPA to grant 
the exclusion. The data submitted in support of the petition show that 
constituents in the waste are below the leachable concentrations (see 
Table I). EPA believes that ExxonMobil's SIB solids will not impose any 
threat to human health and the environment.
    Thus, EPA believes ExxonMobil should be granted an exclusion for 
the SIB solids. EPA believes the data submitted in support of the 
petition show ExxonMobil's SIB solids are non-hazardous. The data 
submitted in support of the petition show that constituents in 
ExxonMobil's waste are presently below the compliance point 
concentrations used in the delisting decision and would not pose a 
substantial hazard to the environment. EPA believes that ExxonMobil has 
successfully demonstrated that the SIB solids are non-hazardous.
    EPA therefore, proposes to grant an exclusion to ExxonMobil in 
Beaumont, Texas, for the SIB solids described in its petition. EPA's 
decision to exclude this waste is based on descriptions of the 
treatment activities associated with the petitioned waste and 
characterization of the SIB solids.
    If EPA finalizes the proposed rule, EPA will no longer regulate the 
petitioned waste under Parts 262 through 268 and the permitting 
standards of Part 270.

IV. Next Steps

A. With what conditions must the petitioner comply?

    The petitioner, ExxonMobil, must comply with the requirements in 40 
CFR part 261, appendix IX, Table 1. The text below gives the rationale 
and details of those requirements.
    (1) Delisting Levels:
    This paragraph provides the levels of constituents for which 
ExxonMobil must test the SIB solids, below which these wastes would be 
considered non-hazardous. EPA selected the set of inorganic and organic 
constituents specified in paragraph (1) of 40 CFR part 261, Appendix 
IX, Table 1, (the exclusion language) based on information in the 
petition. EPA compiled the inorganic and organic constituents list from 
the composition of the waste, descriptions of ExxonMobil's treatment 
process, previous test data provided for the waste, and the respective 
health-based levels used in delisting decision-making. These delisting 
levels correspond to the allowable levels measured in the TCLP 
concentrations.
    (2) Waste Holding and Handling:
    The purpose of this paragraph is to ensure that ExxonMobil manages 
and disposes of any SIB solids that contains hazardous levels of 
inorganic and organic constituents according to Subtitle C of RCRA. 
Managing the SIB solids as a hazardous waste until the verification 
testing is performed will protect against improper handling of 
hazardous material. If EPA determines that the data collected under 
this paragraph do not support the data provided for in the petition, 
the exclusion will not cover the petitioned waste. The exclusion is 
effective upon publication in the Federal Register but the disposal as 
non-hazardous cannot begin until the verification sampling is 
completed.
    (3) Verification Testing Requirements:
    ExxonMobil must complete a rigorous verification testing program on 
the SIB solids to assure that the solids do not exceed the maximum 
levels specified in paragraph (1) of the exclusion language. This 
verification program will occur as wastes are removed from the basin 
and scheduled for disposal. The volume of wastes removed from the basin 
may not exceed 400,000 cubic yards of as generated wet SIB solids 
material. Any as generated SIB solids waste in excess of 400,000 cubic 
yards must be disposed as hazardous waste if EPA determines that the 
data collected under this paragraph do not support the data provided 
for the petition, the exclusion will not cover the generated wastes. If 
the data from the verification testing program demonstrate that the SIB 
solids meet the delisting levels, ExxonMobil may commence disposing of 
the solids for a period of one year. EPA will notify ExxonMobil in 
writing, if and when it begins and ends disposal of the SIB solids.
    (4) Data Submittals:
    To provide appropriate documentation that ExxonMobil's SIB solids 
meet the delisting levels, ExxonMobil must compile, summarize, and keep 
delisting records on-site for a minimum of five years. It should keep 
all analytical data obtained through paragraph (3) of the exclusion 
language including quality control information for five years. 
Paragraph (4) of the exclusion language requires that ExxonMobil 
furnish these data upon request for inspection by any employee or 
representative of EPA or the State of Texas.
    If the proposed exclusion is made final, it will apply only to 
400,000 cubic yards of as generated wet SIB solids

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generated at the ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery after successful 
verification testing. EPA would require ExxonMobil to file a new 
delisting petition for waste generated in excess of the as generated 
wet 400,000 cubic yards and treat the solids as hazardous waste:
    ExxonMobil must manage waste volumes greater than as generated wet 
400,000 cubic yards of the SIB solids as hazardous until EPA grants a 
new exclusion.
    When this exclusion becomes final, ExxonMobil's management of the 
wastes covered by this petition would be relieved from Subtitle C 
jurisdiction, the SIB solids from ExxonMobil will be disposed of in an 
authorized, solid waste landfill (e.g. RCRA Subtitle D landfill, 
commercial/industrial solid waste landfill, etc.).
    (5) Reopener:
    The purpose of paragraph (6) of the exclusion language is to 
require ExxonMobil to disclose new or different information related to 
a condition at the facility or disposal of the waste, if it is 
pertinent to the delisting. ExxonMobil must also use this procedure, if 
the waste sample in the annual testing fails to meet the levels found 
in paragraph (1). This provision will allow EPA to reevaluate the 
exclusion, if a source provides new or additional information to EPA. 
EPA will evaluate the information on which EPA based the decision to 
see if it is still correct, or if circumstances have changed so that 
the information is no longer correct or would cause EPA to deny the 
petition, if presented. This provision expressly requires ExxonMobil to 
report differing site conditions or assumptions used in the petition, 
in addition to failure to meet the annual testing conditions within 10 
days of discovery. If EPA discovers such information itself or from a 
third party, it can act on it as appropriate. The language being 
proposed is similar to those provisions found in RCRA regulations 
governing no-migration petitions at Sec.  268.6.
    EPA believes that it has the authority under RCRA and the 
Administrative Procedures Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. 551 (1978) et seq., to 
reopen a delisting decision. EPA may reopen a delisting decision when 
it receives new information that calls into question the assumptions 
underlying the delisting.
    EPA believes a clear statement of its authority in delistings is 
merited, in light of EPA's experience. See Reynolds Metals Company at 
62 FR 37694 and 62 FR 63458 where the delisted waste leached at greater 
concentrations in the environment than the concentrations predicted 
when conducting the TCLP, thus leading EPA to repeal the delisting. If 
an immediate threat to human health and the environment presents 
itself, EPA will continue to address these situations on a case-by-case 
basis. Where necessary, EPA will make a good cause finding to justify 
emergency rulemaking. See APA section 553 (b).
    (6) Notification Requirements:
    In order to adequately track wastes that have been delisted, EPA is 
requiring that ExxonMobil provide a one-time notification to any state 
regulatory agency through which or to which the delisted waste is being 
carried. ExxonMobil must provide this notification sixty (60) days 
before commencing this activity.

B. What happens if ExxonMobil violates the terms and conditions?

    If ExxonMobil violates the terms and conditions established in the 
exclusion, EPA will start procedures to withdraw the exclusion. Where 
there is an immediate threat to human health and the environment, EPA 
will evaluate the need for enforcement activities on a case-by-case 
basis. EPA expects ExxonMobil to conduct the appropriate waste analysis 
and comply with the criteria explained above in paragraph (1) of the 
exclusion.

V. Public Comments

A. How can I as an interested party submit comments?

    EPA is requesting public comments on this proposed decision. Please 
send three copies of your comments. Send two copies to Kishor 
Fruitwala, Section Chief (6MM-RP), Multimedia Division, Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA), 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 
75202. Identify your comments at the top with this regulatory docket 
number: ``EPA-R6-RCRA-2017-0153, ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery Secondary 
Impoundment Basin Solids delisting.'' You may submit your comments 
electronically to Michelle Peace at [email protected].
    You should submit requests for a hearing to Kishor Fruitwala, 
Section Chief (6MM-RP), Multimedia Division, Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA), 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75202.

B. How may I review the docket or obtain copies of the proposed 
exclusion?

    You may review the RCRA regulatory docket for this proposed rule at 
the Environmental Protection Agency Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 
1200, Dallas, Texas 75202. It is available for viewing in EPA Freedom 
of Information Act Review Room from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. Call (214) 665-6444 for 
appointments. The public may copy material from any regulatory docket 
at no cost for the first 100 pages, and at fifteen cents per page for 
additional copies. Docket materials may be available either 
electronically in http://www.regulations.gov and you may also request 
the electronic files of the docket which do not appear on 
regulations.gov.

VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review'' (58 
FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this rule is not of general applicability 
and therefore, is not a regulatory action subject to review by the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This rule does not impose an 
information collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) because it applies to a 
particular facility only. Because this rule is of particular 
applicability relating to a particular facility, it is not subject to 
the regulatory flexibility provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act 
(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), or to sections 202, 204, and 205 of the 
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (Pub. L. 104-4). Because 
this rule will affect only a particular facility, it will not 
significantly or uniquely affect small governments, as specified in 
section 203 of UMRA. Because this rule will affect only a particular 
facility, this proposed rule does not have federalism implications. It 
will not have substantial direct effects on the States, on the 
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the 
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of 
government, as specified in Executive Order 13132, ``Federalism'', (64 
FR 43255, August 10, 1999). Thus, Executive Order 13132 does not apply 
to this rule.
    Similarly, because this rule will affect only a particular 
facility, this proposed rule does not have tribal implications, as 
specified in Executive Order 13175, ``Consultation and Coordination 
with Indian Tribal Governments'' (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000). Thus, 
Executive Order 13175 does not apply to this rule. This rule also is 
not subject to Executive Order 13045, ``Protection of Children from 
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (62 FR 19885, April 23, 
1997), because it is not economically significant as defined in 
Executive Order 12866, and because the Agency does not have reason to 
believe the environmental health or safety risks

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addressed by this action present a disproportionate risk to children. 
The basis for this belief is that the Agency used DRAS, which considers 
health and safety risks to children, to calculate the maximum allowable 
concentrations for this rule. This rule is not subject to Executive 
Order 13211, ``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect 
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355 (May 22, 2001)), 
because it is not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 
12866. This rule does not involve technical standards; thus, the 
requirements of section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and 
Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not apply. As required 
by section 3 of Executive Order 12988, ``Civil Justice Reform'', (61 FR 
4729, February 7, 1996), in issuing this rule, EPA has taken the 
necessary steps to eliminate drafting errors and ambiguity, minimize 
potential litigation, and provide a clear legal standard for affected 
conduct.
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally 
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating 
the rule must submit a rule report which includes a copy of the rule to 
each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the United 
States. Section 804 exempts from section 801 the following types of 
rules: (1) Rules of particular applicability; (2) rules relating to 
agency management or personnel; and (3) rules of agency organization, 
procedure, or practice that do not substantially affect the rights or 
obligations of non-agency parties (5 U.S.C. 804(3)). EPA is not 
required to submit a rule report regarding today's action under section 
801 because this is a rule of particular applicability. Executive Order 
(EO) 12898 (59 FR 7629 (Feb. 16, 1994)) establishes Federal executive 
policy on environmental justice. Its main provision directs Federal 
agencies, to the greatest extent practicable and permitted by law, to 
make environmental justice part of their mission by identifying and 
addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high and adverse human 
health or environmental effects of their programs, policies, and 
activities on minority populations and low-income populations in the 
United States.
    EPA has determined that this proposed rule will not have 
disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental 
effects on minority or low-income populations because it does not 
affect the level of protection provided to human health or the 
environment. The Agency's risk assessment did not identify risks from 
management of this material in an authorized, solid waste landfill 
(e.g. RCRA Subtitle D landfill, commercial/industrial solid waste 
landfill, etc.). Therefore, EPA believes that any populations in 
proximity of the landfills used by this facility should not be 
adversely affected by common waste management practices for this 
delisted waste.

Lists of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 261

    Environmental protection, Hazardous waste, Recycling, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

    Authority:  Sec. 3001(f) RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6921(f).


    Dated: May 2, 2017.
Wren Stenger,
Director, Multimedia Division, Region 6.
    For the reasons set out in the preamble, 40 CFR part 261 is 
proposed to be amended as follows:

PART 261--IDENTIFICATION AND LISTING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE

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1. The authority citation for part 261 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 6905, 6912(a), 6921, 6922, 6924(y) and 
6938.

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2. In table 1 of appendix IX to part 261 add the entry ``ExxonMobil'' 
in alphabetical order to read as follows:

Appendix IX to Part 261--Wastes Excluded Under Sec. Sec.  260.20 and 
260.22

                               Table 1--Wastes Excluded From Non-Specific Sources
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               Facility                        Address                          Waste description
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                                                  * * * * * * *
ExxonMobil...........................  Beaumont, TX...........  Secondary Impoundment Basin Solids (SIB) (EPA
                                                                 Hazardous Waste Numbers F037 and F038)
                                                                 generated at a maximum rate of as generated wet
                                                                 400,000 cubic yards.
                                                                For the exclusion to be valid, ExxonMobil must
                                                                 implement a verification testing program for
                                                                 each of the waste streams that meets the
                                                                 following Paragraphs:
                                                                (1) Delisting Levels: All concentrations for
                                                                 those constituents must not exceed the maximum
                                                                 allowable concentrations in mg/l specified in
                                                                 this paragraph.
                                                                Secondary Impoundment Basin Solids (SIB).
                                                                 Leachable Concentrations (mg/l): Antimony--
                                                                 0.109; Arsenic--0.424; Barium-36; Beryllium--
                                                                 2.0 Cadmium-0.09; Chromium-2.27; Cobalt-0.214;
                                                                 Lead-0.702; Mercury-0.068; Nickel-13.5;
                                                                 Selenium-0.890; Silver-5.0; Vanadium-3.77; Zinc-
                                                                 197; 2,4 Dimethylphenol-11.3; 2-Methylphenol-
                                                                 28.9; 3-Methylphenol-28.9; 4-Methylphenol-2.89;
                                                                 Acenaphthene-10.6; Anthracene-25.9;
                                                                 Benz(a)anthracene-0.07; Benz(a)pyrene-26.3;
                                                                 Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate-106,000 Chrysene-
                                                                 7.01; Di-n-butyl phthalate-24.6; Fluoranthene-
                                                                 2.46; Fluorene-4.91 Indeno (1,2,3-cd) pyrene-
                                                                 73; Naphthalene-0.0327; Phenol--173; Pyrene-
                                                                 4.45; Benzene-0.077; Xylenes, total-9.56
                                                                (2) Waste Holding and Handling:
                                                                (A) Waste classification as non-hazardous cannot
                                                                 begin until compliance with the limits set in
                                                                 paragraph (1) for the SIB solids are verified.
                                                                (B) If constituent levels in any sample and
                                                                 retest sample taken by ExxonMobil exceed any of
                                                                 the delisting levels set in paragraph (1) for
                                                                 the SIB solids, ExxonMobil must do the
                                                                 following:
                                                                (i) notify EPA in accordance with paragraph (5)
                                                                 and
                                                                (ii) manage and dispose the SIB solids as
                                                                 hazardous waste generated under Subtitle C of
                                                                 RCRA.
                                                                (3) Testing Requirements:

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                                                                ExxonMobil must perform analytical testing by
                                                                 sampling and analyzing the SIB solids as
                                                                 follows: (i) Collect a representative sample of
                                                                 the SIB solids for analysis of all constituents
                                                                 listed in paragraph (1) prior to disposal.
                                                                (ii) The samples for the annual testing shall be
                                                                 a representative sample according to
                                                                 appropriate methods. As applicable to the
                                                                 method-defined parameters of concern, analyses
                                                                 requiring the use of SW-846 methods
                                                                 incorporated by reference in 40 CFR 260.11 must
                                                                 be used without substitution. As applicable,
                                                                 the SW-846 methods might include Methods 0010,
                                                                 0011, 0020, 0023A, 0030, 0031, 0040, 0050,
                                                                 0051, 0060, 0061, 1010A, 1020B,1110A, 1310B,
                                                                 1311, 1312, 1320, 1330A, 9010C, 9012B, 9040C,
                                                                 9045D, 9060A, 9070A (uses EPA Method 1664, Rev.
                                                                 A), 9071B, and 9095B. Methods must meet
                                                                 Performance Based Measurement System Criteria
                                                                 in which the Data Quality Objectives are to
                                                                 demonstrate that samples of the ExxonMobil SIB
                                                                 solids are representative for all constituents
                                                                 listed in paragraph (1).
                                                                (4) Data Submittals:
                                                                ExxonMobil must submit the information described
                                                                 below. If ExxonMobil fails to submit the
                                                                 required data within the specified time or
                                                                 maintain the required records on-site for the
                                                                 specified time, EPA, at its discretion, will
                                                                 consider this sufficient basis to reopen the
                                                                 exclusion as described in paragraph(6).
                                                                 ExxonMobil must:
                                                                (A) Submit the data obtained through paragraph 3
                                                                 to the Section Chief, 6MM-RP, Multimedia
                                                                 Division, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
                                                                 Region 6, 1445 Ross Ave., Suite 1200, Dallas,
                                                                 Texas 75202, within the time specified. All
                                                                 supporting data can be submitted on CD-ROM or
                                                                 comparable electronic media.
                                                                (B) Compile records of analytical data from
                                                                 paragraph (3), summarized, and maintained on-
                                                                 site for a minimum of five years.
                                                                (C) Furnish these records and data when either
                                                                 EPA or the State of Texas requests them for
                                                                 inspection.
                                                                (D) Send along with all data a signed copy of
                                                                 the following certification statement, to
                                                                 attest to the truth and accuracy of the data
                                                                 submitted:
                                                                ``Under civil and criminal penalty of law for
                                                                 the making or submission of false or fraudulent
                                                                 statements or representations (pursuant to the
                                                                 applicable provisions of the Federal Code,
                                                                 which include, but may not be limited to, 18
                                                                 U.S.C. 1001 and 42 U.S.C. 6928), I certify that
                                                                 the information contained in or accompanying
                                                                 this document is true, accurate and complete.
                                                                As to the (those) identified section(s) of this
                                                                 document for which I cannot personally verify
                                                                 its (their) truth and accuracy, I certify as
                                                                 the company official having supervisory
                                                                 responsibility for the persons who, acting
                                                                 under my direct instructions, made the
                                                                 verification that this information is true,
                                                                 accurate and complete.
                                                                If any of this information is determined by EPA
                                                                 in its sole discretion to be false, inaccurate
                                                                 or incomplete, and upon conveyance of this fact
                                                                 to the company, I recognize and agree that this
                                                                 exclusion of waste will be void as if it never
                                                                 had effect or to the extent directed by EPA and
                                                                 that the company will be liable for any actions
                                                                 taken in contravention of the company's RCRA
                                                                 and CERCLA obligations premised upon the
                                                                 company's reliance on the void exclusion.''
                                                                (5) Reopener
                                                                (A) If, anytime after disposal of the delisted
                                                                 waste ExxonMobil possesses or is otherwise made
                                                                 aware of any environmental data (including but
                                                                 not limited to underflow water data or ground
                                                                 water monitoring data) or any other data
                                                                 relevant to the delisted waste indicating that
                                                                 any constituent identified for the delisting
                                                                 verification testing is at level higher than
                                                                 the delisting level allowed by the Division
                                                                 Director in granting the petition, then the
                                                                 facility must report the data, in writing, to
                                                                 the Division Director within 10 days of first
                                                                 possessing or being made aware of that data.
                                                                (B) If either the verification testing (and
                                                                 retest, if applicable) of the waste does not
                                                                 meet the delisting requirements in paragraph 1,
                                                                 ExxonMobil must report the data, in writing, to
                                                                 the Division Director within 10 days of first
                                                                 possessing or being made aware of that data.
                                                                (C) If ExxonMobil fails to submit the
                                                                 information described in paragraphs (5),(6)(A)
                                                                 or (6)(B) or if any other information is
                                                                 received from any source, the Division Director
                                                                 will make a preliminary determination as to
                                                                 whether the reported information requires EPA
                                                                 action to protect human health and/or the
                                                                 environment. Further action may include
                                                                 suspending, or revoking the exclusion, or other
                                                                 appropriate response necessary to protect human
                                                                 health and the environment.
                                                                (D) If the Division Director determines that the
                                                                 reported information requires action by EPA,
                                                                 the Division Director will notify the facility
                                                                 in writing of the actions the Division Director
                                                                 believes are necessary to protect human health
                                                                 and the environment. The notice shall include a
                                                                 statement of the proposed action and a
                                                                 statement providing the facility with an
                                                                 opportunity to present information as to why
                                                                 the proposed EPA action is not necessary. The
                                                                 facility shall have 10 days from receipt of the
                                                                 Division Director's notice to present such
                                                                 information.

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                                                                (E) Following the receipt of information from
                                                                 the facility described in paragraph (6)(D) or
                                                                 (if no information is presented under paragraph
                                                                 (6)(D)) the initial receipt of information
                                                                 described in paragraphs (5), (6)(A) or (6)(B),
                                                                 the Division Director will issue a final
                                                                 written determination describing EPA actions
                                                                 that are necessary to protect human health and/
                                                                 or the environment. Any required action
                                                                 described in the Division Director's
                                                                 determination shall become effective
                                                                 immediately, unless the Division Director
                                                                 provides otherwise.
                                                                (6) Notification Requirements:
                                                                ExxonMobil must do the following before
                                                                 transporting the delisted waste. Failure to
                                                                 provide this notification will result in a
                                                                 violation of the delisting petition and a
                                                                 possible revocation of the decision.
                                                                (A) Provide a one-time written notification to
                                                                 any state Regulatory Agency to which or through
                                                                 which it will transport the delisted waste
                                                                 described above for disposal, 60 days before
                                                                 beginning such activities.
                                                                (B) For onsite disposal, a notice should be
                                                                 submitted to the State to notify the State that
                                                                 disposal of the delisted materials has begun.
                                                                (C) Update one-time written notification, if it
                                                                 ships the delisted waste into a different
                                                                 disposal facility.
                                                                (D) Failure to provide this notification will
                                                                 result in a violation of the delisting
                                                                 exclusion and a possible revocation of the
                                                                 decision.
 
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                                                 full EPA public comment policy,                         Corporation Beaumont Refinery                         provides generators the opportunity to
                                                 information about CBI or multimedia                     (ExxonMobil) to exclude (or delist) the               petition the Administrator to exclude a
                                                 submissions, and general guidance on                    secondary impoundment basin solids in                 waste on a ‘‘generator specific’’ basis
                                                 making effective comments, please visit                 Beaumont, Texas from the lists of                     from the hazardous waste lists.
                                                 http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/                            hazardous wastes. EPA used the                           EPA bases its proposed decision to
                                                 commenting-epa-dockets.                                 Delisting Risk Assessment Software                    grant the petition on an evaluation of
                                                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt                   (DRAS) Version 3.0.47 in the evaluation               waste-specific information provided by
                                                 Rau, Environmental Engineer, Control                    of the impact of the petitioned waste on              the petitioner. This decision, if
                                                 Strategies Section, Air Programs Branch                 human health and the environment.                     finalized, would conditionally exclude
                                                 (AR–18J), Environmental Protection                      DATES: We will accept comments until                  the petitioned waste from the
                                                 Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson                       June 30, 2017. We will stamp comments                 requirements of hazardous waste
                                                 Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604,                     received after the close of the comment               regulations under the Resource
                                                 (312) 886–6524, rau.matthew@epa.gov.                    period as late. These late comments may               Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
                                                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the                       or may not be considered in formulating                  If finalized, EPA would conclude that
                                                 Final Rules section of this Federal                     a final decision. Your requests for a                 ExxonMobil’s petitioned waste is non-
                                                 Register, EPA is approving the State’s                  hearing must reach EPA by June 15,                    hazardous with respect to the original
                                                 SIP submittal as a direct final rule                    2017. The request must contain the                    listing criteria. EPA would also
                                                 without prior proposal because the                      information prescribed in 40 CFR                      conclude that ExxonMobil’s process
                                                 Agency views this as a noncontroversial                 260.20(d) (hereinafter all CFR cites refer            minimizes short-term and long-term
                                                 submittal and anticipates no adverse                    to 40 CFR unless otherwise stated).
                                                                                                                                                               threats from the petitioned waste to
                                                 comments. A detailed rationale for the                  ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,                      human health and the environment.
                                                 approval is set forth in the direct final               identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R06–
                                                 rule. If no adverse comments are                        RCRA–2017–0153, at http://                            Table of Contents
                                                 received in response to this rule, no                   www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
                                                                                                                                                                 The information in this section is
                                                 further activity is contemplated. If EPA                instructions for submitting comments.
                                                                                                                                                               organized as follows:
                                                 receives adverse comments, the direct                   Once submitted, comments cannot be
                                                                                                         edited or removed from Regulations.gov.               I. Overview Information
                                                 final rule will be withdrawn and all                                                                             A. What action is EPA proposing?
                                                 public comments received will be                        The EPA may publish any comment
                                                                                                                                                                  B. Why is EPA proposing to approve this
                                                 addressed in a subsequent final rule                    received to its public docket. Do not
                                                                                                                                                                     delisting?
                                                 based on this proposed rule. EPA will                   submit electronically any information                    C. How will ExxonMobil manage the
                                                 not institute a second comment period.                  you consider to be Confidential                             waste, if it is delisted?
                                                 Any parties interested in commenting                    Business Information (CBI) or other                      D. When would the proposed delisting
                                                 on this action should do so at this time.               information whose disclosure is                             exclusion be finalized?
                                                 Please note that if EPA receives adverse                restricted by statute. Multimedia                        E. How would this action affect states?
                                                                                                         submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be              II. Background
                                                 comment on an amendment, paragraph,
                                                                                                         accompanied by a written comment.                        A. What is the history of the delisting
                                                 or section of this rule and if that                                                                                 program?
                                                 provision may be severed from the                       The written comment is considered the
                                                                                                                                                                  B. What is a delisting petition, and what
                                                 remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt                    official comment and should include
                                                                                                                                                                     does it require of a petitioner?
                                                 as final those provisions of the rule that              discussion of all points you wish to                     C. What factors must EPA consider in
                                                 are not the subject of an adverse                       make. The EPA will generally not                            deciding whether to grant a delisting
                                                 comment. For additional information,                    consider comments or comment                                petition?
                                                 see the direct final rule which is located              contents located outside of the primary               III. EPA’s Evaluation of the Waste
                                                 in the Rules section of this Federal                    submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or                      Information and Data
                                                                                                         other file sharing system). For                          A. What waste did ExxonMobil petition
                                                 Register.
                                                                                                         additional submission methods, the full                     EPA to delist?
                                                   Dated: May 4, 2017.                                                                                            B. Who is ExxonMobil and what process
                                                                                                         EPA public comment policy,
                                                 Robert A. Kaplan,                                                                                                   does it use to generate the petitioned
                                                                                                         information about CBI or multimedia
                                                 Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.                                                                            waste?
                                                                                                         submissions, and general guidance on                     C. How did ExxonMobil sample and
                                                 [FR Doc. 2017–10926 Filed 5–30–17; 8:45 am]             making effective comments, please visit                     analyze the data in this petition?
                                                 BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                  http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/                             D. What were the results of ExxonMobil’s
                                                                                                         commenting-epa-dockets.                                     analysis?
                                                                                                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                     E. How did EPA evaluate the risk of
                                                 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                technical information regarding the                         delisting this waste?
                                                 AGENCY                                                  ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery                             F. What did EPA conclude about
                                                                                                                                                                     ExxonMobil’s analysis?
                                                                                                         petition, contact Michelle Peace at 214–
                                                 40 CFR Part 261                                                                                                  G. What other factors did EPA consider in
                                                                                                         665–7430 or by email at                                     its evaluation?
                                                 [EPA–R06–RCRA–2017–0153; FRL–9962–                      peace.michelle@epa.gov.                                  H. What is EPA’s evaluation of this
                                                 44–Region 6]                                               Your requests for a hearing must                         delisting petition?
                                                                                                         reach EPA by June 15, 2017. The request               IV. Next Steps
                                                 Hazardous Waste Management                              must contain the information described                   A. With what conditions must the
                                                 System; Identification and Listing of
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                                                                                                         in § 260.20(d).                                             petitioner comply?
                                                 Hazardous Waste                                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                               B. What happens if ExxonMobil violates
                                                                                                         ExxonMobil submitted a petition under                       the terms and conditions?
                                                 AGENCY:  Environmental Protection                                                                             V. Public Comments
                                                 Agency (EPA)                                            40 CFR 260.20 and 260.22(a). Section                     A. How can I as an interested party submit
                                                 ACTION: Proposed rule.                                  260.20 allows any person to petition the                    comments?
                                                                                                         Administrator to modify or revoke any                    B. How may I review the docket or obtain
                                                 SUMMARY:   EPA is proposing to grant a                  provision of parts 260 through 266, 268,                    copies of the proposed exclusion?
                                                 petition submitted by ExxonMobil Oil                    and 273. Section 260.22(a) specifically               VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews



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                                                 I. Overview Information                                 C. How will ExxonMobil manage the                     Georgia, Illinois) to administer a RCRA
                                                                                                         waste if it is delisted?                              delisting program in place of the Federal
                                                 A. What action is EPA proposing?
                                                                                                           If the SIB solids are delisted,                     program, that is, to make state delisting
                                                    EPA is proposing to approve the                                                                            decisions. Therefore, this exclusion
                                                                                                         contingent upon approval of the
                                                 delisting petition submitted by                                                                               does not apply in those authorized
                                                                                                         delisting petition, storage containers
                                                 ExxonMobil to have the secondary                                                                              states unless that state makes the rule
                                                                                                         with SIB solids will be transported to an
                                                 impoundment basin (SIB) solids                                                                                part of its authorized program. If
                                                                                                         authorized, solid waste landfill (e.g.
                                                 excluded, or delisted from the definition                                                                     ExxonMobil transports the petitioned
                                                                                                         RCRA Subtitle D landfill, commercial/
                                                 of a hazardous waste. The SIB solids are                                                                      waste to or manages the waste in any
                                                                                                         industrial solid waste landfill, etc.) for
                                                 listed as F037 (primary oil/water/solids                                                                      state with delisting authorization,
                                                                                                         disposal.
                                                 separation sludge); and F038 (secondary                                                                       ExxonMobil must obtain delisting
                                                 oil/water/solids separation sludge).                    D. When would the proposed delisting                  authorization from that state before it
                                                                                                         exclusion be finalized?                               can manage the waste as non-hazardous
                                                 B. Why is EPA proposing to approve this
                                                 delisting?                                                 RCRA section 3001(f) specifically                  in the state.
                                                                                                         requires EPA to provide a notice and an               II. Background
                                                    ExxonMobil’s petition requests an
                                                                                                         opportunity for comment before
                                                 exclusion from the F037 and F038 waste                                                                        A. What is the history of the delisting
                                                                                                         granting or denying a final exclusion.
                                                 listings pursuant to 40 CFR 260.20 and                                                                        program?
                                                                                                         Thus, EPA will not grant the exclusion
                                                 260.22. ExxonMobil does not believe
                                                                                                         until it addresses all timely public                     EPA published an amended list of
                                                 that the petitioned waste meets the
                                                                                                         comments (including those at public                   hazardous wastes from non-specific and
                                                 criteria for which EPA listed it.
                                                                                                         hearings, if any) on this proposal.                   specific sources on January 16, 1981, as
                                                 ExxonMobil also believes no additional                     RCRA section 3010(b)(1) at 42 USCA
                                                 constituents or factors could cause the                                                                       part of its final and interim final
                                                                                                         6930(b)(1), allows rules to become                    regulations implementing section 3001
                                                 waste to be hazardous. EPA’s review of                  effective in less than six months when
                                                 this petition included consideration of                                                                       of RCRA. EPA has amended this list
                                                                                                         the regulated facility does not need the              several times and published it in 40 CFR
                                                 the original listing criteria and the                   six-month period to come into
                                                 additional factors required by the                                                                            261.31 and 261.32.
                                                                                                         compliance. That is the case here,                       EPA lists these wastes as hazardous
                                                 Hazardous and Solid Waste                               because this rule, if finalized, would
                                                 Amendments of 1984 (HSWA). See                                                                                because: (1) The wastes typically and
                                                                                                         reduce the existing requirements for                  frequently exhibit one or more of the
                                                 section 3001(f) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C.                      persons generating hazardous wastes.
                                                 6921(f), and 40 CFR 260.22(d)(1)–(4)                                                                          characteristics of hazardous wastes
                                                                                                            EPA believes that this exclusion                   identified in subpart C of part 261 (that
                                                 (hereinafter all sectional references are               should be effective immediately upon
                                                 to 40 CFR unless otherwise indicated).                                                                        is, ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity,
                                                                                                         final publication because a six-month                 and toxicity), (2) the wastes meet the
                                                 In making the initial delisting                         deadline is not necessary to achieve the
                                                 determination, EPA evaluated the                                                                              criteria for listing contained in
                                                                                                         purpose of section 3010(b), and a later               § 261.11(a)(2) or (a)(3), or (b) the wastes
                                                 petitioned waste against the listing                    effective date would impose
                                                 criteria and factors cited in                                                                                 are mixed with or derived from the
                                                                                                         unnecessary hardship and expense on                   treatment, storage or disposal of such
                                                 §§ 261.11(a)(2) and (a)(3). Based on this               this petitioner. These reasons also
                                                 review, EPA agrees with the petitioner                                                                        characteristic and listed wastes and
                                                                                                         provide good cause for making this rule               which therefore become hazardous
                                                 that the waste is non-hazardous with                    effective immediately, upon final
                                                 respect to the original listing criteria. If                                                                  under § 261.3(a)(2)(iv) or (c)(2)(i),
                                                                                                         publication, under the Administrative                 known as the ‘‘mixture’’ or ‘‘derived-
                                                 EPA had found, based on this review,                    Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(d).
                                                 that the waste remained hazardous                                                                             from’’ rules, respectively.
                                                                                                         E. How would this action affect the                      Individual waste streams may vary,
                                                 based on the factors for which the waste
                                                                                                         states?                                               however, depending on raw materials,
                                                 was originally listed, EPA would have
                                                                                                                                                               industrial processes, and other factors.
                                                 proposed to deny the petition. EPA                         Because EPA is issuing this exclusion              Thus, while a waste described in these
                                                 evaluated the waste with respect to                     under the Federal RCRA delisting                      regulations or resulting from the
                                                 other factors or criteria to assess                     program, only states subject to Federal               operation of the mixture or derived-from
                                                 whether there is a reasonable basis to                  RCRA delisting provisions would be                    rules generally is hazardous, a specific
                                                 believe that such additional factors                    affected. This would exclude states                   waste from an individual facility may
                                                 could cause the waste to be hazardous.                  which have received authorization from                not be hazardous.
                                                 EPA considered whether the waste is                     EPA to make their own delisting                          For this reason, 40 CFR 260.20 and
                                                 acutely toxic, the concentration of the                 decisions.                                            260.22 provide an exclusion procedure,
                                                 constituents in the waste, their tendency                  EPA allows states to impose their own              called delisting, which allows persons
                                                 to migrate and to bioaccumulate, their                  non-RCRA regulatory requirements that                 to prove that EPA should not regulate a
                                                 persistence in the environment once                     are more stringent than EPA’s, under                  specific waste from a particular
                                                 released from the waste, plausible and                  section 3009 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C.6929.                  generating facility as a hazardous waste.
                                                 specific types of management of the                     These more stringent requirements may
                                                 petitioned waste, the quantities of waste               include a provision that prohibits a                  B. What is a delisting petition, and what
                                                 generated, and waste variability. EPA                   Federally issued exclusion from taking                does it require of a petitioner?
                                                 believes that the petitioned waste does                 effect in the state. Because a dual system               A delisting petition is a request from
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                                                 not meet the listing criteria and thus                  (that is, both Federal (RCRA) and state               a facility to EPA or an authorized state
                                                 should not be a listed waste. EPA’s                     (non-RCRA) programs) may regulate a                   to exclude wastes from the list of
                                                 proposed decision to delist waste from                  petitioner’s waste, EPA urges petitioners             hazardous wastes. The facility petitions
                                                 ExxonMobil is based on the information                  to contact the state regulatory authority             EPA because it does not consider the
                                                 submitted in support of this rule,                      to establish the status of their wastes               wastes hazardous under RCRA
                                                 including descriptions of the wastes and                under the state law.                                  regulations.
                                                 analytical data from the Beaumont,                         EPA has also authorized some states                   In a delisting petition, the petitioner
                                                 Texas facility.                                         (for example, Louisiana, Oklahoma,                    must show that wastes generated at a


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                                                 particular facility do not meet any of the                                  §§ 261.31 and 261.32, SIB solids (F037,                                   Federal Register rule publication, the
                                                 criteria for which the waste was listed.                                    F038) generated from its facility located                                 lower stratum of solids within the pond
                                                 The criteria for which EPA lists a waste                                    in Beaumont, Texas. The waste falls                                       are believed to be classified as F037
                                                 are in part 261 and further explained in                                    under the classification of listed waste                                  when generated. Dry-weather, oily flows
                                                 the background documents for the listed                                     pursuant to §§ 261.31 and 261.32.                                         have since been eliminated from
                                                 waste.                                                                      Specifically, in its petition, ExxonMobil                                 reaching the SIB. However, creating a
                                                   In addition, under 40 CFR 260.22, a                                       requested that EPA grant a one-time                                       definitive ‘‘bright line’’ in the solid
                                                 petitioner must prove that the waste                                        exclusion for 400,000 cubic yards of as                                   stratum is not practical, so ExxonMobil
                                                 does not exhibit any of the hazardous                                       generated wet SIB solids.                                                 assumes that solids removed from the
                                                 waste characteristics (that is,                                             B. Who is ExxonMobil and what process                                     SIB bear the F037 (primary oil/water/
                                                 ignitability, reactivity, corrosivity, and                                  does it use to generate the petitioned                                    solids separation sludge) listing when
                                                 toxicity) and present sufficient                                            waste?                                                                    generated. Although it is not believed
                                                 information for EPA to decide whether                                                                                                                 that the F038 (secondary oil/water/
                                                 factors other than those for which the                                         ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery                                           solids separation sludge) listing would
                                                 waste was listed warrant retaining it as                                    processes crude oil in the production of                                  apply, ExxonMobil has conservatively
                                                 a hazardous waste. (See part 261 and the                                    a number of petroleum products,                                           elected to also include this listing as
                                                 background documents for the listed                                         including fuels and chemical                                              part of the delisting effort.
                                                 waste.)                                                                     feedstocks. The petitioned waste, SIB
                                                                                                                             solids, originated from both historical                                   C. How did ExxonMobil sample and
                                                   Generators remain obligated under
                                                                                                                             and current operation of the wastewater                                   analyze the data in this petition?
                                                 RCRA to confirm whether their waste
                                                 remains non-hazardous based on the                                          treatment system at the refinery. To the                                    To support its petition, ExxonMobil
                                                 hazardous waste characteristics even if                                     extent possible, hydrocarbons present in                                  submitted:
                                                 EPA has ‘‘delisted’’ the waste.                                             refinery wastewaters have been
                                                                                                                             recovered. However, historically more                                       (1) Historical information on waste
                                                 C. What factors must EPA consider in                                        hydrocarbons passed through the ‘‘oil                                     generation and management practices;
                                                 deciding whether to grant a delisting                                       recovery system’’ and flowed into the                                     and
                                                 petition?                                                                   SIB. Hydrocarbons in the wastewater                                         (2) Analytical results from thirty-nine
                                                                                                                             can result from various sources (e.g.                                     samples for total and TCLP
                                                    Besides considering the criteria in 40                                                                                                             concentrations of compounds of
                                                 CFR 260.22(a) and section 3001(f) of                                        crude oil). Over time, more of the oily
                                                                                                                             streams were routed to storage tanks                                      concern (COC)s;
                                                 RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6921(f), and in the
                                                 background documents for the listed                                         from collection system piping and/or                                      D. What were the results of
                                                 wastes, EPA must consider any factors                                       smaller tanks for interception and                                        ExxonMobil’s analysis?
                                                 (including additional constituents) other                                   recovery instead of into the SIB.
                                                                                                                             Recovered oil from the oil recovery                                         EPA believes that the descriptions of
                                                 than those for which EPA listed the                                                                                                                   the ExxonMobil analytical
                                                 waste, if a reasonable basis exists that                                    system is stored in tanks prior to being
                                                                                                                             reintroduced into the refining process.                                   characterization provide a reasonable
                                                 these additional factors could cause the                                                                                                              basis to grant ExxonMobil’s petition for
                                                 waste to be hazardous.                                                      Historically, these oily flows occurred
                                                                                                                             in conjunction with facility operations,                                  an exclusion of the SIB solids. EPA
                                                    EPA must also consider as hazardous                                                                                                                believes the data submitted in support
                                                                                                                             were relatively routine in nature, and
                                                 waste mixtures containing listed                                                                                                                      of the petition show the SIB solids are
                                                                                                                             not directly associated with
                                                 hazardous wastes and wastes derived                                                                                                                   non-hazardous. Analytical data for the
                                                                                                                             precipitation. As such, they were
                                                 from treating, storing, or disposing of                                                                                                               SIB solids samples were used in the
                                                                                                                             classified by EPA as ‘‘dry weather’’
                                                 listed hazardous waste. See                                                                                                                           DRAS to develop delisting levels. The
                                                                                                                             flows. By contrast, wastewater directly
                                                 § 261.3(a)(2)(iii and iv) and (c)(2)(i),                                                                                                              data summaries for COCs are presented
                                                                                                                             associated with precipitation (i.e. storm
                                                 called the ‘‘mixture’’ and ‘‘derived-                                                                                                                 in Table I. EPA has reviewed the
                                                                                                                             water) is referred to as ‘‘wet weather’’
                                                 from’’ rules, respectively. These wastes                                                                                                              sampling procedures used by
                                                                                                                             flows. The EPA listing criteria for F037
                                                 are also eligible for exclusion and                                                                                                                   ExxonMobil and has determined that it
                                                                                                                             generally encompasses primary solids
                                                 remain hazardous wastes until                                                                                                                         satisfies EPA criteria for collecting
                                                                                                                             associated with dry-weather, oily flows,
                                                 excluded. See 66 FR 27266 (May 16,                                                                                                                    representative samples of the variations
                                                                                                                             and the EPA listing criteria for F038
                                                 2001).                                                                      generally encompasses secondary solids                                    in constituent concentrations in the SIB
                                                 III. EPA’s Evaluation of the Waste                                          associated with dry-weather, oily flows.                                  solids. In addition, the data submitted
                                                 Information and Data                                                        During the early 1990s, ExxonMobil                                        in support of the petition show that
                                                                                                                             implemented a program to identify and                                     constituents in ExxonMobil’s waste are
                                                 A. What waste did ExxonMobil petition                                       mitigate dry weather flows to the SIB,                                    presently below health-based levels
                                                 EPA to Delist?                                                              and those flows have since been                                           used in the delisting decision-making.
                                                   In August 2016, ExxonMobil                                                eliminated. Since the SIB historically                                    EPA believes that ExxonMobil has
                                                 petitioned EPA to exclude from the lists                                    received dry-weather, oily flows as                                       successfully demonstrated that the SIB
                                                 of hazardous wastes contained in                                            specified in the November 2, 1990                                         solids are non-hazardous.

                                                                                    TABLE 1—ANALYTICAL RESULTS/MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE DELISTING CONCENTRATION
                                                                                       Secondary Impoundment Basin (SIB) Solids ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery, Beaumont, Texas
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Maximum         Maximum
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Maximum total        TCLP         TCLP delisting
                                                                                                                Constituent                                                                          concentration     concentration       level
                                                                                                                                                                                                       (mg/kg)            (mg/L)          (mg/L)

                                                 Antimony ......................................................................................................................................              4.84             0.023             .109
                                                 Arsenic .........................................................................................................................................            33.6             0.077             .424
                                                 Barium ..........................................................................................................................................             455              1.47               36



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                                                                         TABLE 1—ANALYTICAL RESULTS/MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE DELISTING CONCENTRATION—Continued
                                                                                        Secondary Impoundment Basin (SIB) Solids ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery, Beaumont, Texas

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Maximum          Maximum
                                                                                                                                                                                                       Maximum total        TCLP          TCLP delisting
                                                                                                                 Constituent                                                                           concentration     concentration        level
                                                                                                                                                                                                         (mg/kg)            (mg/L)           (mg/L)

                                                 Beryllium ......................................................................................................................................                1.38          <0.002                2.0
                                                 Cadmium ......................................................................................................................................                  2.05          <0.002               0.09
                                                 Chromium ....................................................................................................................................                    697            0.205              2.27
                                                 Cobalt ...........................................................................................................................................              19.4           0.0371            0.214
                                                 Lead .............................................................................................................................................               400            0.656            0.702
                                                 Mercury ........................................................................................................................................                3.61        0.000049             0.068
                                                 Nickel ...........................................................................................................................................             68.2             0.152             13.5
                                                 Selenium ......................................................................................................................................                 28.7           0.0177            0.890
                                                 Silver ............................................................................................................................................             1.23            0.002               5.0
                                                 Vanadium .....................................................................................................................................                  90.7           0.0815              3.77
                                                 Zinc ..............................................................................................................................................            2470               5.43             197
                                                 2,4 Dimethylphenol ......................................................................................................................                      0.97            0.0018             11.3
                                                 2-Methylphenol ............................................................................................................................                  0<0.71         <.000033              28.9
                                                 3-Methylphenol ............................................................................................................................                   <0.64             0.002             28.9
                                                 4-Methylphenol ............................................................................................................................                   <0.64          0.00047              2.89
                                                 Acenaphthene ..............................................................................................................................                      1.7         0.00091              10.6
                                                 Anthracene ...................................................................................................................................                   2.9         0.00019               25.9
                                                 Benz(a)anthracene ......................................................................................................................                         7.2        0.000034              0.07
                                                 Benz(a)pyrene .............................................................................................................................                        5        <0.00003              26.3
                                                 Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ............................................................................................................                           34           0.0002          106,000
                                                 Chrysene ......................................................................................................................................                   19        0.000048               7.01
                                                 Di-n-butyl phthalate ......................................................................................................................                     0.66           0.0013             24.6
                                                 Fluoranthene ................................................................................................................................                    2.1        0.000078              2.46
                                                 Fluorene .......................................................................................................................................                 4.9           0.0016             4.91
                                                 Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene ................................................................................................................                          2.6       <0.000051                 73
                                                 Naphthalene .................................................................................................................................                     26             0.02           0.0327
                                                 Phenol ..........................................................................................................................................             <0.71          0.00025               173
                                                 Pyrene ..........................................................................................................................................                N/A         0.00019              4.45
                                                 Benzene .......................................................................................................................................                  1.1          <0.004             0.077
                                                 Xylenes, total ...............................................................................................................................                    53              0.18             9.56
                                                   Notes: These levels represent the highest constituent concentration found in any one sample and does not necessarily represent the specific
                                                 level found in one sample.


                                                 E. How did EPA evaluate the risk of                                          reported extract concentrations as                                         appropriate when evaluating whether a
                                                 delisting the waste?                                                         inputs to the DRAS program to estimate                                     waste should be relieved of the
                                                                                                                              the constituent concentrations in the                                      protective management constraints of
                                                   For this delisting determination, EPA                                      groundwater at a hypothetical receptor                                     RCRA Subtitle C. The use of some
                                                 used such information gathered to                                            well down gradient from the disposal                                       reasonable worst-case scenarios resulted
                                                 identify plausible exposure routes (i.e.                                     site. Using the risk level (carcinogenic                                   in conservative values for the
                                                 groundwater, surface water, air) for                                         risk of 10¥5 and non-cancer hazard                                         compliance-point concentrations and
                                                 hazardous constituents present in the                                        index of 1.0), the DRAS program can                                        ensures that the waste, once removed
                                                 petitioned waste. EPA determined that                                        back-calculate the acceptable receptor                                     from hazardous waste regulation, will
                                                 disposal in a surface impoundment is                                         well concentrations (referred to as                                        not pose a significant threat to human
                                                 the most reasonable, worst-case disposal                                     compliance-point concentrations) using                                     health or the environment.
                                                 scenario for ExxonMobil’s petitioned                                         standard risk assessment algorithms and                                       The DRAS also uses the maximum
                                                 waste. EPA applied the Delisting Risk                                        EPA health-based numbers. Using the                                        estimated waste volumes and the
                                                 Assessment Software (DRAS) described                                         maximum compliance-point                                                   maximum reported total concentrations
                                                 in 65 FR 58015 (September 27, 2000)                                          concentrations and EPA’s Composite                                         to predict possible risks associated with
                                                 and 65 FR 75637 (December 4, 2000), to                                       Model for Underflow water Migration                                        releases of waste constituents through
                                                 predict the maximum allowable                                                with Transformation Products                                               surface pathways (e.g. volatilization
                                                 concentrations of hazardous                                                  (EPACMTP) fate and transport modeling                                      from the impoundment). As in the
                                                 constituents that may be released from                                       factors, the DRAS further back-                                            above groundwater analyses, the DRAS
                                                 the petitioned waste after disposal and                                      calculates the maximum permissible                                         uses the risk level, the health-based data
                                                 determined the potential impact of the                                       waste constituent concentrations not                                       and standard risk assessment and
                                                 disposal of ExxonMobil’s petitioned                                          expected to exceed the compliance-                                         exposure algorithms to predict
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                                                 waste on human health and the                                                point concentrations in groundwater.                                       maximum compliance-point
                                                 environment. A copy of this software                                            EPA believes that the EPACMTP fate                                      concentrations of waste constituents at
                                                 can be found on the world wide web at                                        and transport model represents a                                           a hypothetical point of exposure. Using
                                                 http://www.epa.gov/reg5rcra/wptdiv/                                          reasonable worst-case scenario for                                         fate and transport equations, the DRAS
                                                 hazardous/delisting/dras-software.html.                                      possible groundwater contamination                                         uses the maximum compliance-point
                                                 In assessing potential risks to                                              resulting from disposal of the petitioned                                  concentrations and back-calculates the
                                                 groundwater, EPA used the maximum                                            waste in a surface impoundment, and                                        maximum allowable waste constituent
                                                 waste volumes and the maximum                                                that a reasonable worst-case scenario is                                   concentrations (or ‘‘delisting levels’’).


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                                                   In most cases, because a delisted                     H. What is EPA’s evaluation of this                   delisting levels correspond to the
                                                 waste is no longer subject to hazardous                 delisting petition?                                   allowable levels measured in the TCLP
                                                 waste control, EPA is generally unable                     The descriptions of ExxonMobil’s                   concentrations.
                                                 to predict, and does not presently                      hazardous waste process and analytical                   (2) Waste Holding and Handling:
                                                 control, how a petitioner will manage a                                                                          The purpose of this paragraph is to
                                                                                                         characterization provide a reasonable
                                                 waste after delisting. Therefore, EPA                                                                         ensure that ExxonMobil manages and
                                                                                                         basis for EPA to grant the exclusion. The
                                                 currently believes that it is                                                                                 disposes of any SIB solids that contains
                                                                                                         data submitted in support of the petition
                                                 inappropriate to consider extensive site-                                                                     hazardous levels of inorganic and
                                                                                                         show that constituents in the waste are
                                                 specific factors when applying the fate                                                                       organic constituents according to
                                                                                                         below the leachable concentrations (see               Subtitle C of RCRA. Managing the SIB
                                                 and transport model. EPA does control                   Table I). EPA believes that
                                                 the type of unit where the waste is                                                                           solids as a hazardous waste until the
                                                                                                         ExxonMobil’s SIB solids will not                      verification testing is performed will
                                                 disposed. The waste must be disposed                    impose any threat to human health and
                                                 in the type of unit the fate and transport                                                                    protect against improper handling of
                                                                                                         the environment.                                      hazardous material. If EPA determines
                                                 model evaluates.                                           Thus, EPA believes ExxonMobil
                                                   The DRAS results which calculate the                                                                        that the data collected under this
                                                                                                         should be granted an exclusion for the
                                                 maximum allowable concentration of                                                                            paragraph do not support the data
                                                                                                         SIB solids. EPA believes the data
                                                                                                                                                               provided for in the petition, the
                                                 chemical constituents in the waste are                  submitted in support of the petition                  exclusion will not cover the petitioned
                                                 presented in Table I. Based on the                      show ExxonMobil’s SIB solids are non-                 waste. The exclusion is effective upon
                                                 comparison of the DRAS and TCLP                         hazardous. The data submitted in                      publication in the Federal Register but
                                                 Analyses results found in Table I, the                  support of the petition show that                     the disposal as non-hazardous cannot
                                                 petitioned waste should be delisted                     constituents in ExxonMobil’s waste are                begin until the verification sampling is
                                                 because no constituents of concern                      presently below the compliance point                  completed.
                                                 tested are likely to be present or formed               concentrations used in the delisting                     (3) Verification Testing Requirements:
                                                 as reaction products or by-products in                  decision and would not pose a                            ExxonMobil must complete a rigorous
                                                 ExxonMobil waste.                                       substantial hazard to the environment.                verification testing program on the SIB
                                                 F. What did EPA conclude about                          EPA believes that ExxonMobil has                      solids to assure that the solids do not
                                                 ExxonMobil’s waste analysis?                            successfully demonstrated that the SIB                exceed the maximum levels specified in
                                                                                                         solids are non-hazardous.                             paragraph (1) of the exclusion language.
                                                   EPA concluded, after reviewing                           EPA therefore, proposes to grant an                This verification program will occur as
                                                 ExxonMobil’s processes that no other                    exclusion to ExxonMobil in Beaumont,                  wastes are removed from the basin and
                                                 hazardous constituents of concern, other                Texas, for the SIB solids described in its            scheduled for disposal. The volume of
                                                 than those for which tested, are likely to              petition. EPA’s decision to exclude this              wastes removed from the basin may not
                                                 be present or formed as reaction                        waste is based on descriptions of the                 exceed 400,000 cubic yards of as
                                                 products or by-products in the waste. In                treatment activities associated with the              generated wet SIB solids material. Any
                                                 addition, on the basis of explanations                  petitioned waste and characterization of              as generated SIB solids waste in excess
                                                 and analytical data provided by                         the SIB solids.                                       of 400,000 cubic yards must be disposed
                                                 ExxonMobil, pursuant to § 260.22, EPA                      If EPA finalizes the proposed rule,                as hazardous waste if EPA determines
                                                 concludes that the petitioned waste do                  EPA will no longer regulate the                       that the data collected under this
                                                 not exhibit any of the characteristics of               petitioned waste under Parts 262                      paragraph do not support the data
                                                 ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity or                through 268 and the permitting                        provided for the petition, the exclusion
                                                 toxicity. See §§ 261.21, 261.22 and                     standards of Part 270.                                will not cover the generated wastes. If
                                                 261.23, respectively.                                   IV. Next Steps                                        the data from the verification testing
                                                 G. What other factors did EPA consider                                                                        program demonstrate that the SIB solids
                                                                                                         A. With what conditions must the                      meet the delisting levels, ExxonMobil
                                                 in its evaluation?                                      petitioner comply?                                    may commence disposing of the solids
                                                    During the evaluation of                                The petitioner, ExxonMobil, must                   for a period of one year. EPA will notify
                                                 ExxonMobil’s petition, EPA also                         comply with the requirements in 40                    ExxonMobil in writing, if and when it
                                                 considered the potential impact of the                  CFR part 261, appendix IX, Table 1. The               begins and ends disposal of the SIB
                                                 petitioned waste via non-groundwater                    text below gives the rationale and                    solids.
                                                 routes (i.e. air emission and surface                   details of those requirements.                           (4) Data Submittals:
                                                 runoff). With regard to airborne                           (1) Delisting Levels:                                 To provide appropriate
                                                 dispersion in particular, EPA believes                     This paragraph provides the levels of              documentation that ExxonMobil’s SIB
                                                 that exposure to airborne contaminants                  constituents for which ExxonMobil                     solids meet the delisting levels,
                                                 from ExxonMobil’s petitioned waste is                   must test the SIB solids, below which                 ExxonMobil must compile, summarize,
                                                 unlikely. Therefore, no appreciable air                 these wastes would be considered non-                 and keep delisting records on-site for a
                                                 releases are likely from ExxonMobil’s                   hazardous. EPA selected the set of                    minimum of five years. It should keep
                                                 waste under any likely disposal                         inorganic and organic constituents                    all analytical data obtained through
                                                 conditions. EPA evaluated the potential                 specified in paragraph (1) of 40 CFR part             paragraph (3) of the exclusion language
                                                 hazards resulting from the unlikely                     261, Appendix IX, Table 1, (the                       including quality control information
                                                 scenario of airborne exposure to                        exclusion language) based on                          for five years. Paragraph (4) of the
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                                                 hazardous constituents released from                    information in the petition. EPA                      exclusion language requires that
                                                 ExxonMobil’s waste in an open landfill.                 compiled the inorganic and organic                    ExxonMobil furnish these data upon
                                                 The results of this worst-case analysis                 constituents list from the composition of             request for inspection by any employee
                                                 indicated that there is no substantial                  the waste, descriptions of ExxonMobil’s               or representative of EPA or the State of
                                                 present or potential hazard to human                    treatment process, previous test data                 Texas.
                                                 health and the environment from                         provided for the waste, and the                          If the proposed exclusion is made
                                                 airborne exposure to constituents from                  respective health-based levels used in                final, it will apply only to 400,000 cubic
                                                 ExxonMobil’s SIB solids.                                delisting decision-making. These                      yards of as generated wet SIB solids


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                                                 generated at the ExxonMobil Beaumont                    If an immediate threat to human health                a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through
                                                 Refinery after successful verification                  and the environment presents itself,                  Friday, excluding Federal holidays. Call
                                                 testing. EPA would require ExxonMobil                   EPA will continue to address these                    (214) 665–6444 for appointments. The
                                                 to file a new delisting petition for waste              situations on a case-by-case basis.                   public may copy material from any
                                                 generated in excess of the as generated                 Where necessary, EPA will make a good                 regulatory docket at no cost for the first
                                                 wet 400,000 cubic yards and treat the                   cause finding to justify emergency                    100 pages, and at fifteen cents per page
                                                 solids as hazardous waste:                              rulemaking. See APA section 553 (b).                  for additional copies. Docket materials
                                                    ExxonMobil must manage waste                            (6) Notification Requirements:                     may be available either electronically in
                                                 volumes greater than as generated wet                      In order to adequately track wastes                http://www.regulations.gov and you
                                                 400,000 cubic yards of the SIB solids as                that have been delisted, EPA is                       may also request the electronic files of
                                                 hazardous until EPA grants a new                        requiring that ExxonMobil provide a                   the docket which do not appear on
                                                 exclusion.                                              one-time notification to any state                    regulations.gov.
                                                    When this exclusion becomes final,                   regulatory agency through which or to
                                                 ExxonMobil’s management of the wastes                                                                         VI. Statutory and Executive Order
                                                                                                         which the delisted waste is being                     Reviews
                                                 covered by this petition would be                       carried. ExxonMobil must provide this
                                                 relieved from Subtitle C jurisdiction, the              notification sixty (60) days before                      Under Executive Order 12866,
                                                 SIB solids from ExxonMobil will be                      commencing this activity.                             ‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review’’ (58
                                                 disposed of in an authorized, solid                                                                           FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this rule is
                                                 waste landfill (e.g. RCRA Subtitle D                    B. What happens if ExxonMobil violates                not of general applicability and
                                                 landfill, commercial/industrial solid                   the terms and conditions?                             therefore, is not a regulatory action
                                                 waste landfill, etc.).                                    If ExxonMobil violates the terms and                subject to review by the Office of
                                                    (5) Reopener:                                        conditions established in the exclusion,              Management and Budget (OMB). This
                                                    The purpose of paragraph (6) of the                  EPA will start procedures to withdraw                 rule does not impose an information
                                                 exclusion language is to require                        the exclusion. Where there is an                      collection burden under the provisions
                                                 ExxonMobil to disclose new or different                 immediate threat to human health and                  of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
                                                 information related to a condition at the               the environment, EPA will evaluate the                (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) because it
                                                 facility or disposal of the waste, if it is             need for enforcement activities on a                  applies to a particular facility only.
                                                 pertinent to the delisting. ExxonMobil                  case-by-case basis. EPA expects                       Because this rule is of particular
                                                 must also use this procedure, if the                                                                          applicability relating to a particular
                                                                                                         ExxonMobil to conduct the appropriate
                                                 waste sample in the annual testing fails                                                                      facility, it is not subject to the regulatory
                                                                                                         waste analysis and comply with the
                                                 to meet the levels found in paragraph                                                                         flexibility provisions of the Regulatory
                                                                                                         criteria explained above in paragraph (1)
                                                 (1). This provision will allow EPA to                                                                         Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), or
                                                                                                         of the exclusion.
                                                 reevaluate the exclusion, if a source                                                                         to sections 202, 204, and 205 of the
                                                 provides new or additional information                  V. Public Comments                                    Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
                                                 to EPA. EPA will evaluate the                                                                                 (UMRA) (Pub. L. 104–4). Because this
                                                                                                         A. How can I as an interested party
                                                 information on which EPA based the                                                                            rule will affect only a particular facility,
                                                                                                         submit comments?
                                                 decision to see if it is still correct, or if                                                                 it will not significantly or uniquely
                                                 circumstances have changed so that the                    EPA is requesting public comments                   affect small governments, as specified in
                                                 information is no longer correct or                     on this proposed decision. Please send                section 203 of UMRA. Because this rule
                                                 would cause EPA to deny the petition,                   three copies of your comments. Send                   will affect only a particular facility, this
                                                 if presented. This provision expressly                  two copies to Kishor Fruitwala, Section               proposed rule does not have federalism
                                                 requires ExxonMobil to report differing                 Chief (6MM–RP), Multimedia Division,                  implications. It will not have substantial
                                                 site conditions or assumptions used in                  Environmental Protection Agency                       direct effects on the States, on the
                                                 the petition, in addition to failure to                 (EPA), 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200,                  relationship between the national
                                                 meet the annual testing conditions                      Dallas, Texas 75202. Identify your                    government and the States, or on the
                                                 within 10 days of discovery. If EPA                     comments at the top with this regulatory              distribution of power and
                                                 discovers such information itself or                    docket number: ‘‘EPA–R6–RCRA–2017–                    responsibilities among the various
                                                 from a third party, it can act on it as                 0153, ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery                    levels of government, as specified in
                                                 appropriate. The language being                         Secondary Impoundment Basin Solids                    Executive Order 13132, ‘‘Federalism’’,
                                                 proposed is similar to those provisions                 delisting.’’ You may submit your                      (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999). Thus,
                                                 found in RCRA regulations governing                     comments electronically to Michelle                   Executive Order 13132 does not apply
                                                 no-migration petitions at § 268.6.                      Peace at peace.michelle@epa.gov.                      to this rule.
                                                    EPA believes that it has the authority                 You should submit requests for a                       Similarly, because this rule will affect
                                                 under RCRA and the Administrative                       hearing to Kishor Fruitwala, Section                  only a particular facility, this proposed
                                                 Procedures Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. 551                      Chief (6MM–RP), Multimedia Division,                  rule does not have tribal implications,
                                                 (1978) et seq., to reopen a delisting                   Environmental Protection Agency                       as specified in Executive Order 13175,
                                                 decision. EPA may reopen a delisting                    (EPA), 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200,                  ‘‘Consultation and Coordination with
                                                 decision when it receives new                           Dallas, Texas 75202.                                  Indian Tribal Governments’’ (65 FR
                                                 information that calls into question the                                                                      67249, November 9, 2000). Thus,
                                                                                                         B. How may I review the docket or                     Executive Order 13175 does not apply
                                                 assumptions underlying the delisting.
                                                    EPA believes a clear statement of its                obtain copies of the proposed                         to this rule. This rule also is not subject
                                                                                                         exclusion?
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                                                 authority in delistings is merited, in                                                                        to Executive Order 13045, ‘‘Protection of
                                                 light of EPA’s experience. See Reynolds                   You may review the RCRA regulatory                  Children from Environmental Health
                                                 Metals Company at 62 FR 37694 and 62                    docket for this proposed rule at the                  Risks and Safety Risks’’ (62 FR 19885,
                                                 FR 63458 where the delisted waste                       Environmental Protection Agency                       April 23, 1997), because it is not
                                                 leached at greater concentrations in the                Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite                     economically significant as defined in
                                                 environment than the concentrations                     1200, Dallas, Texas 75202. It is available            Executive Order 12866, and because the
                                                 predicted when conducting the TCLP,                     for viewing in EPA Freedom of                         Agency does not have reason to believe
                                                 thus leading EPA to repeal the delisting.               Information Act Review Room from 9:00                 the environmental health or safety risks


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                                                 addressed by this action present a                          exempts from section 801 the following                RCRA Subtitle D landfill, commercial/
                                                 disproportionate risk to children. The                      types of rules: (1) Rules of particular               industrial solid waste landfill, etc.).
                                                 basis for this belief is that the Agency                    applicability; (2) rules relating to agency           Therefore, EPA believes that any
                                                 used DRAS, which considers health and                       management or personnel; and (3) rules                populations in proximity of the landfills
                                                 safety risks to children, to calculate the                  of agency organization, procedure, or                 used by this facility should not be
                                                 maximum allowable concentrations for                        practice that do not substantially affect             adversely affected by common waste
                                                 this rule. This rule is not subject to                      the rights or obligations of non-agency               management practices for this delisted
                                                 Executive Order 13211, ‘‘Actions                            parties (5 U.S.C. 804(3)). EPA is not                 waste.
                                                 Concerning Regulations That                                 required to submit a rule report
                                                 Significantly Affect Energy Supply,                         regarding today’s action under section                Lists of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 261
                                                 Distribution, or Use’’ (66 FR 28355 (May                    801 because this is a rule of particular                Environmental protection, Hazardous
                                                 22, 2001)), because it is not a significant                 applicability. Executive Order (EO)                   waste, Recycling, Reporting and
                                                 regulatory action under Executive Order                     12898 (59 FR 7629 (Feb. 16, 1994))                    recordkeeping requirements.
                                                 12866. This rule does not involve                           establishes Federal executive policy on
                                                 technical standards; thus, the                              environmental justice. Its main                         Authority: Sec. 3001(f) RCRA, 42 U.S.C.
                                                                                                                                                                   6921(f).
                                                 requirements of section 12(d) of the                        provision directs Federal agencies, to
                                                 National Technology Transfer and                            the greatest extent practicable and                     Dated: May 2, 2017.
                                                 Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C.                          permitted by law, to make                             Wren Stenger,
                                                 272 note) do not apply. As required by                      environmental justice part of their                   Director, Multimedia Division, Region 6.
                                                 section 3 of Executive Order 12988,                         mission by identifying and addressing,
                                                 ‘‘Civil Justice Reform’’, (61 FR 4729,                      as appropriate, disproportionately high                 For the reasons set out in the
                                                 February 7, 1996), in issuing this rule,                    and adverse human health or                           preamble, 40 CFR part 261 is proposed
                                                 EPA has taken the necessary steps to                        environmental effects of their programs,              to be amended as follows:
                                                 eliminate drafting errors and ambiguity,                    policies, and activities on minority
                                                                                                                                                                   PART 261—IDENTIFICATION AND
                                                 minimize potential litigation, and                          populations and low-income
                                                                                                                                                                   LISTING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
                                                 provide a clear legal standard for                          populations in the United States.
                                                 affected conduct.                                             EPA has determined that this
                                                    The Congressional Review Act, 5                          proposed rule will not have                           ■ 1. The authority citation for part 261
                                                 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small                   disproportionately high and adverse                   continues to read as follows:
                                                 Business Regulatory Enforcement                             human health or environmental effects                   Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6905, 6912(a), 6921,
                                                 Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides                    on minority or low-income populations                 6922, 6924(y) and 6938.
                                                 that before a rule may take effect, the                     because it does not affect the level of
                                                                                                                                                                   ■ 2. In table 1 of appendix IX to part 261
                                                 agency promulgating the rule must                           protection provided to human health or
                                                                                                                                                                   add the entry ‘‘ExxonMobil’’ in
                                                 submit a rule report which includes a                       the environment. The Agency’s risk
                                                                                                                                                                   alphabetical order to read as follows:
                                                 copy of the rule to each House of the                       assessment did not identify risks from
                                                 Congress and to the Comptroller General                     management of this material in an                     Appendix IX to Part 261—Wastes
                                                 of the United States. Section 804                           authorized, solid waste landfill (e.g.                Excluded Under §§ 260.20 and 260.22

                                                                                             TABLE 1—WASTES EXCLUDED FROM NON-SPECIFIC SOURCES
                                                           Facility                        Address                                                        Waste description


                                                        *                           *                       *                      *                    *                     *                *
                                                 ExxonMobil ..................   Beaumont, TX ............. Secondary Impoundment Basin Solids (SIB) (EPA Hazardous Waste Numbers F037 and
                                                                                                                F038) generated at a maximum rate of as generated wet 400,000 cubic yards.
                                                                                                            For the exclusion to be valid, ExxonMobil must implement a verification testing program for
                                                                                                                each of the waste streams that meets the following Paragraphs:
                                                                                                            (1) Delisting Levels: All concentrations for those constituents must not exceed the maximum
                                                                                                                allowable concentrations in mg/l specified in this paragraph.
                                                                                                            Secondary Impoundment Basin Solids (SIB). Leachable Concentrations (mg/l): Antimony—
                                                                                                                0.109; Arsenic—0.424; Barium-36; Beryllium—2.0 Cadmium-0.09; Chromium-2.27; Cobalt-
                                                                                                                0.214; Lead-0.702; Mercury-0.068; Nickel-13.5; Selenium-0.890; Silver-5.0; Vanadium-3.77;
                                                                                                                Zinc-197; 2,4 Dimethylphenol-11.3; 2-Methylphenol-28.9; 3-Methylphenol-28.9; 4-Methyl-
                                                                                                                phenol-2.89;       Acenaphthene-10.6;         Anthracene-25.9;    Benz(a)anthracene-0.07;
                                                                                                                Benz(a)pyrene-26.3; Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate-106,000 Chrysene-7.01; Di-n-butyl phthal-
                                                                                                                ate-24.6; Fluoranthene-2.46; Fluorene-4.91 Indeno (1,2,3-cd) pyrene-73; Naphthalene-
                                                                                                                0.0327; Phenol—173; Pyrene-4.45; Benzene-0.077; Xylenes, total-9.56
                                                                                                            (2) Waste Holding and Handling:
                                                                                                            (A) Waste classification as non-hazardous cannot begin until compliance with the limits set in
                                                                                                                paragraph (1) for the SIB solids are verified.
                                                                                                            (B) If constituent levels in any sample and retest sample taken by ExxonMobil exceed any of
                                                                                                                the delisting levels set in paragraph (1) for the SIB solids, ExxonMobil must do the fol-
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                                                                                                                lowing:
                                                                                                            (i) notify EPA in accordance with paragraph (5) and
                                                                                                            (ii) manage and dispose the SIB solids as hazardous waste generated under Subtitle C of
                                                                                                                RCRA.
                                                                                                            (3) Testing Requirements:




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                                                                                   TABLE 1—WASTES EXCLUDED FROM NON-SPECIFIC SOURCES—Continued
                                                          Facility                        Address                                                        Waste description

                                                                                                              ExxonMobil must perform analytical testing by sampling and analyzing the SIB solids as fol-
                                                                                                                  lows: (i) Collect a representative sample of the SIB solids for analysis of all constituents
                                                                                                                  listed in paragraph (1) prior to disposal.
                                                                                                              (ii) The samples for the annual testing shall be a representative sample according to appro-
                                                                                                                  priate methods. As applicable to the method-defined parameters of concern, analyses re-
                                                                                                                  quiring the use of SW–846 methods incorporated by reference in 40 CFR 260.11 must be
                                                                                                                  used without substitution. As applicable, the SW–846 methods might include Methods
                                                                                                                  0010, 0011, 0020, 0023A, 0030, 0031, 0040, 0050, 0051, 0060, 0061, 1010A,
                                                                                                                  1020B,1110A, 1310B, 1311, 1312, 1320, 1330A, 9010C, 9012B, 9040C, 9045D, 9060A,
                                                                                                                  9070A (uses EPA Method 1664, Rev. A), 9071B, and 9095B. Methods must meet Perform-
                                                                                                                  ance Based Measurement System Criteria in which the Data Quality Objectives are to
                                                                                                                  demonstrate that samples of the ExxonMobil SIB solids are representative for all constitu-
                                                                                                                  ents listed in paragraph (1).
                                                                                                              (4) Data Submittals:
                                                                                                              ExxonMobil must submit the information described below. If ExxonMobil fails to submit the
                                                                                                                  required data within the specified time or maintain the required records on-site for the
                                                                                                                  specified time, EPA, at its discretion, will consider this sufficient basis to reopen the exclu-
                                                                                                                  sion as described in paragraph(6). ExxonMobil must:
                                                                                                              (A) Submit the data obtained through paragraph 3 to the Section Chief, 6MM–RP, Multimedia
                                                                                                                  Division, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6, 1445 Ross Ave., Suite 1200,
                                                                                                                  Dallas, Texas 75202, within the time specified. All supporting data can be submitted on
                                                                                                                  CD–ROM or comparable electronic media.
                                                                                                              (B) Compile records of analytical data from paragraph (3), summarized, and maintained on-
                                                                                                                  site for a minimum of five years.
                                                                                                              (C) Furnish these records and data when either EPA or the State of Texas requests them for
                                                                                                                  inspection.
                                                                                                              (D) Send along with all data a signed copy of the following certification statement, to attest to
                                                                                                                  the truth and accuracy of the data submitted:
                                                                                                              ‘‘Under civil and criminal penalty of law for the making or submission of false or fraudulent
                                                                                                                  statements or representations (pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Federal Code,
                                                                                                                  which include, but may not be limited to, 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 42 U.S.C. 6928), I certify that
                                                                                                                  the information contained in or accompanying this document is true, accurate and com-
                                                                                                                  plete.
                                                                                                              As to the (those) identified section(s) of this document for which I cannot personally verify its
                                                                                                                  (their) truth and accuracy, I certify as the company official having supervisory responsibility
                                                                                                                  for the persons who, acting under my direct instructions, made the verification that this in-
                                                                                                                  formation is true, accurate and complete.
                                                                                                              If any of this information is determined by EPA in its sole discretion to be false, inaccurate or
                                                                                                                  incomplete, and upon conveyance of this fact to the company, I recognize and agree that
                                                                                                                  this exclusion of waste will be void as if it never had effect or to the extent directed by EPA
                                                                                                                  and that the company will be liable for any actions taken in contravention of the company’s
                                                                                                                  RCRA and CERCLA obligations premised upon the company’s reliance on the void exclu-
                                                                                                                  sion.’’
                                                                                                              (5) Reopener
                                                                                                              (A) If, anytime after disposal of the delisted waste ExxonMobil possesses or is otherwise
                                                                                                                  made aware of any environmental data (including but not limited to underflow water data or
                                                                                                                  ground water monitoring data) or any other data relevant to the delisted waste indicating
                                                                                                                  that any constituent identified for the delisting verification testing is at level higher than the
                                                                                                                  delisting level allowed by the Division Director in granting the petition, then the facility must
                                                                                                                  report the data, in writing, to the Division Director within 10 days of first possessing or
                                                                                                                  being made aware of that data.
                                                                                                              (B) If either the verification testing (and retest, if applicable) of the waste does not meet the
                                                                                                                  delisting requirements in paragraph 1, ExxonMobil must report the data, in writing, to the
                                                                                                                  Division Director within 10 days of first possessing or being made aware of that data.
                                                                                                              (C) If ExxonMobil fails to submit the information described in paragraphs (5),(6)(A) or (6)(B)
                                                                                                                  or if any other information is received from any source, the Division Director will make a
                                                                                                                  preliminary determination as to whether the reported information requires EPA action to
                                                                                                                  protect human health and/or the environment. Further action may include suspending, or
                                                                                                                  revoking the exclusion, or other appropriate response necessary to protect human health
                                                                                                                  and the environment.
                                                                                                              (D) If the Division Director determines that the reported information requires action by EPA,
                                                                                                                  the Division Director will notify the facility in writing of the actions the Division Director be-
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                                                                                                                  lieves are necessary to protect human health and the environment. The notice shall include
                                                                                                                  a statement of the proposed action and a statement providing the facility with an oppor-
                                                                                                                  tunity to present information as to why the proposed EPA action is not necessary. The fa-
                                                                                                                  cility shall have 10 days from receipt of the Division Director’s notice to present such infor-
                                                                                                                  mation.




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                                                                                      TABLE 1—WASTES EXCLUDED FROM NON-SPECIFIC SOURCES—Continued
                                                            Facility                        Address                                                        Waste description

                                                                                                                (E) Following the receipt of information from the facility described in paragraph (6)(D) or (if no
                                                                                                                  information is presented under paragraph (6)(D)) the initial receipt of information described
                                                                                                                  in paragraphs (5), (6)(A) or (6)(B), the Division Director will issue a final written determina-
                                                                                                                  tion describing EPA actions that are necessary to protect human health and/or the environ-
                                                                                                                  ment. Any required action described in the Division Director’s determination shall become
                                                                                                                  effective immediately, unless the Division Director provides otherwise.
                                                                                                                (6) Notification Requirements:
                                                                                                                ExxonMobil must do the following before transporting the delisted waste. Failure to provide
                                                                                                                  this notification will result in a violation of the delisting petition and a possible revocation of
                                                                                                                  the decision.
                                                                                                                (A) Provide a one-time written notification to any state Regulatory Agency to which or through
                                                                                                                  which it will transport the delisted waste described above for disposal, 60 days before be-
                                                                                                                  ginning such activities.
                                                                                                                (B) For onsite disposal, a notice should be submitted to the State to notify the State that dis-
                                                                                                                  posal of the delisted materials has begun.
                                                                                                                (C) Update one-time written notification, if it ships the delisted waste into a different disposal
                                                                                                                  facility.
                                                                                                                (D) Failure to provide this notification will result in a violation of the delisting exclusion and a
                                                                                                                  possible revocation of the decision.

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Document Created: 2017-05-31 05:59:52
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sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionProposed rule.
DatesWe will accept comments until June 30, 2017. We will stamp comments received after the close of the comment period as late. These late comments may or may not be considered in formulating a final decision. Your requests for a hearing must reach EPA by June 15, 2017. The request must contain the information prescribed in 40 CFR 260.20(d) (hereinafter all CFR cites refer to 40 CFR unless otherwise stated).
ContactFor technical information regarding the ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery petition, contact Michelle Peace at 214-665-7430 or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 24925 
CFR AssociatedEnvironmental Protection; Hazardous Waste; Recycling and Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements

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