Underground Injection Control Program, Hazardous Waste Injection Restrictions; Petition for ExemptionClass I Hazardous Waste Injection; ASARCO, Inc.

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 132 (Monday, July 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 37532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17632]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6375-9]


Underground Injection Control Program, Hazardous Waste Injection 
Restrictions; Petition for Exemption--Class I Hazardous Waste 
Injection; ASARCO, Inc.

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of final decision on injection well no migration 
petition.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that an exemption to the land disposal 
restrictions under the 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments to the 
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act has been granted to ASARCO, 
Inc., (ASARCO) for three Class I injection wells located at Amarillo, 
Texas. As required by 40 CFR part 148, the company has adequately 
demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Environmental Protection Agency 
by petition and supporting documentation that, to a reasonable degree 
of certainty, there will be no migration of hazardous constituents from 
the injection zone for as long as the waste remains hazardous. This 
final decision allows the underground injection by ASARCO, of the 
specific restricted hazardous wastes identified in the exemption, into 
three Class I hazardous waste injection wells (WDW-129, WDW-273 and 
WDW-324) at the Amarillo, Texas facility, until July 1, 2009, unless 
EPA moves to terminate the exemption under provisions of 40 CFR 148.24. 
As required by 40 CFR 148.22(b) and 124.10, a public notice was issued 
April 26, 1999. The public comment period closed on June 10, 1999. No 
comments were received. This decision constitutes final Agency action 
and there is no Administrative appeal.

DATES: This action is effective as of July 2, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the petition and all pertinent information 
relating thereto are on file at the following location: Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 6, Water Quality Protection Division, Source 
Water Protection Branch (6WQ-S), 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-
2733.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Philip Dellinger, Chief Ground Water/
UIC Section, EPA--Region 6, telephone (214) 665-7165.
Shirley Bruce,
Acting Director, Water Quality Protection Division.
[FR Doc. 99-17632 Filed 7-9-99; 8:45 am]
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