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§261.38 Comparable/Syngas Fuel Exclusion.

Wastes that meet the following comparable/syngas fuel requirements are not solid wastes:

(a) Comparable fuel specifications. -- (1) Physical specifications. -- (i) Heating value. The heating value must exceed 5,000 BTU/lbs. (11,500 J/g).

(ii) Viscosity. The viscosity must not exceed: 50 cs, as-fired.

(2) Constituent specifications. For compounds listed in table 1 to this section the specification levels and, where non-detect is the specification, minimum required detection limits are: (see Table 1).

(b) Synthesis gas fuel specification. -- Synthesis gas fuel (i.e., syngas fuel) that is generated from hazardous waste must:

(1) Have a minimum Btu value of 100 Btu/Scf;

(2) Contain less than 1 ppmv of total halogen;

(3) Contain less than 300 ppmv of total nitrogen other than diatomic nitrogen (N2);

(4) Contain less than 200 ppmv of hydrogen sulfide; and

(5) Contain less than 1 ppmv of each hazardous constituent in the target list of appendix VIII constituents of this part.

         Table 1 to § 261.38_Detection and Detection Limit Values for Comparable Fuel Specification
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                                                                                                        Minimum
                                                                   Composite   Heating  Concentration   required
                   Chemical name                        CAS No.    value (mg/   value    limit (mg/kg  detection
                                                                      kg)     (BTU/lb)  at 10,000 BTU/ limit (mg/
                                                                                             lb)          kg)
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Total Nitrogen as N................................            NA       9000     18400      4900       .........
Total Halogens as Cl...............................            NA       1000     18400       540       .........
Total Organic Halogens as Cl.......................            NA  .........  ........     (\1\)       .........
Polychlorinated biphenyls, total [Arocolors, total]     1336-36-3         ND  ........        ND             1.4
Cyanide, total.....................................       57-12-5         ND  ........        ND             1.0
Metals:
    Antimony, total................................     7440-36-0         ND  ........        12       .........
    Arsenic, total.................................     7440-38-2         ND  ........         0.23    .........
    Barium, total..................................     7440-39-3         ND  ........        23       .........
    Beryllium, total...............................     7440-41-7         ND  ........         1.2     .........
    Cadmium, total.................................     7440-43-9  .........        ND  .............        1.2
    Chromium, total................................     7440-47-3         ND  ........         2.3     .........
    Cobalt.........................................     7440-48-4         ND  ........         4.6     .........
    Lead, total....................................     7439-92-1         57     18100        31       .........
    Manganese......................................     7439-96-5         ND  ........         1.2     .........
    Mercury, total.................................     7439-97-6         ND  ........         0.25    .........
    Nickel, total..................................     7440-02-0        106     18400        58       .........
    Selenium, total................................     7782-49-2         ND  ........         0.23    .........
    Silver, total..................................     7440-22-4         ND  ........         2.3     .........
    Thallium, total................................     7440-28-0         ND  ........        23       .........
Hydrocarbons:
    Benzo[a]anthracene.............................       56-55-3         ND  ........      2400       .........
    Benzene........................................       71-43-2       8000     19600      4100       .........
    Benzo[b]fluoranthene...........................      205-99-2         ND  ........      2400       .........
    Benzo[k]fluoranthene...........................      207-08-9         ND  ........      2400       .........
    Benzo[a]pyrene.................................       50-32-8         ND  ........      2400       .........
    Chrysene.......................................      218-01-9         ND  ........      2400       .........
    Dibenzo[a,h]anthracene.........................       53-70-3         ND  ........      2400       .........
    7,12-Dimethylbenz[a]anthracene.................       57-97-6         ND  ........      2400       .........
    Fluoranthene...................................      206-44-0         ND  ........      2400       .........
    Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene.........................      193-39-5         ND  ........      2400       .........
    3-Methylcholanthrene...........................       56-49-5         ND  ........      2400       .........
    Naphthalene....................................       91-20-3       6200     19400      3200       .........
    Toluene........................................      108-88-3      69000     19400     36000       .........
Oxygenates:
    Acetophenone...................................       98-86-2         ND  ........      2400       .........
    Acrolein.......................................      107-02-8         ND  ........        39       .........
    Allyl alcohol..................................      107-18-6         ND  ........        30       .........
    Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate [Di-2-ethylhexyl          117-81-7         ND  ........      2400       .........
     phthalate]....................................
    Butyl benzyl phthalate.........................       85-68-7         ND  ........      2400       .........
    o-Cresol [2-Methyl phenol].....................       95-48-7         ND  ........      2400       .........
    m-Cresol [3-Methyl phenol].....................      108-39-4         ND  ........      2400       .........
    p-Cresol [4-Methyl phenol].....................      106-44-5         ND  ........      2400       .........
    Di-n-butyl phthalate...........................       84-74-2         ND  ........      2400       .........
    Diethyl phthalate..............................       84-66-2         ND  ........      2400       .........
    2,4-Dimethylphenol.............................      105-67-9         ND  ........      2400       .........
    Dimethyl phthalate.............................      131-11-3         ND  ........      2400       .........
    Di-n-octyl phthalate...........................      117-84-0         ND  ........      2400       .........
    Endothall......................................      145-73-3         ND  ........       100       .........
    Ethyl methacrylate.............................       97-63-2         ND  ........        39       .........
    2-Ethoxyethanol [Ethylene glycol monoethyl           110-80-5         ND  ........       100       .........
     ether]........................................
    Isobutyl alcohol...............................       78-83-1         ND  ........        39       .........
    Isosafrole.....................................      120-58-1         ND  ........      2400       .........
    Methyl ethyl ketone [2-Butanone]...............       78-93-3         ND  ........        39       .........
    Methyl methacrylate............................       80-62-6         ND  ........        39       .........
    1,4-Naphthoquinone.............................      130-15-4         ND  ........      2400       .........
    Phenol.........................................      108-95-2         ND  ........      2400       .........
    Propargyl alcohol [2-Propyn-1-ol]..............      107-19-7         ND  ........        30       .........
    Safrole........................................       94-59-7         ND  ........      2400       .........
Sulfonated Organics:
    Carbon disulfide...............................       75-15-0         ND  ........        ND            39
    Disulfoton.....................................      298-04-4         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Ethyl methanesulfonate.........................       62-50-0         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Methyl methanesulfonate........................       66-27-3         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Phorate........................................      298-02-2         ND  ........        ND          2400
    1,3-Propane sultone............................     1120-71-4         ND  ........        ND           100
    Tetraethyldithiopyrophosphate [Sulfotepp]......     3689-24-5         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Thiophenol [Benzenethiol]......................      108-98-5         ND  ........        ND            30
    O,O,O-Triethyl phosphorothioate................      126-68-1         ND  ........        ND          2400
Nitrogenated Organics:
    Acetonitrile [Methyl cyanide]..................       75-05-8         ND  ........        ND            39
    2-Acetylaminofluorene [2-AAF]..................       53-96-3         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Acrylonitrile..................................      107-13-1         ND  ........        ND            39
    4-Aminobiphenyl................................       92-67-1         ND  ........        ND          2400
    4-Aminopyridine................................      504-24-5         ND  ........        ND           100
    Aniline........................................       62-53-3         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Benzidine......................................       92-87-5         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Dibenz[a,j]acridine............................      224-42-0         ND  ........        ND          2400
    O,O-Diethyl O-pyrazinyl phosphorothioate             297-97-2         ND  ........        ND          2400
     [Thionazin]...................................
    Dimethoate.....................................       60-51-5         ND  ........        ND          2400
    p-(Dimethylamino) azobenzene [4-Dime                  60-11-7         ND  ........        ND          2400
     thylaminoazobenzene]..........................
    3,3[prime]-Dimethylbenzidine...................      119-93-7         ND  ........        ND          2400
    [alpha],[alpha]-Dimethylphenethylamine.........      122-09-8         ND  ........        ND          2400
    3,3[prime]-Dimethoxybenzidine..................      119-90-4         ND  ........        ND           100
    1,3-Dinitrobenzene [m-Dinitrobenzene]..........       99-65-0         ND  ........        ND          2400
    4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol...........................      534-52-1         ND  ........        ND          2400
    2,4-Dinitrophenol..............................       51-28-5         ND  ........        ND          2400
    2,4-Dinitrotoluene.............................      121-14-2         ND  ........        ND          2400
    2,6-Dinitrotoluene.............................      606-20-2         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Dinoseb [2-sec-Butyl-4,6-dinitrophenol]........       88-85-7         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Diphenylamine..................................      122-39-4         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Ethyl carbamate [Urethane].....................       51-79-6         ND  ........        ND           100
    Ethylenethiourea (2-Imidazolidinethione).......       96-45-7         ND  ........        ND           110
    Famphur........................................       52-85-7         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Methacrylonitrile..............................      126-98-7         ND  ........        ND            39
    Methapyrilene..................................       91-80-5         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Methomyl.......................................    16752-77-5         ND  ........        ND            57
    2-Methyllactonitrile, [Acetone cyanohydrin]....       75-86-5         ND  ........        ND           100
    Methyl parathion...............................      298-00-0         ND  ........        ND          2400
    MNNG (N-Metyl-N-nitroso-N'-nitroguanidine).....       70-25-7         ND  ........        ND           110
    1-Naphthylamine, [[alpha]-Naphthylamine].......      134-32-7         ND  ........        ND          2400
    2-Naphthylamine, [[beta]-Naphthylamine]........       91-59-8         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Nicotine.......................................       54-11-5         ND  ........        ND           100
    4-Nitroaniline, [p-Nitroaniline]...............      100-01-6         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Nitrobenzene...................................       98-95-3         ND  ........        ND          2400
    p-Nitrophenol, [p-Nitrophenol].................      100-02-7         ND  ........        ND          2400
    5-Nitro-o-toluidine............................       99-55-8         ND  ........        ND          2400
    N-Nitrosodi-n-butylamine.......................      924-16-3         ND  ........        ND          2400
    N-Nitrosodiethylamine..........................       55-18-5         ND  ........        ND          2400
    N-Nitrosodiphenylamine, [Diphenylnitrosamine]..       86-30-6         ND  ........        ND          2400
    N-Nitroso-N-methylethylamine...................    10595-95-6         ND  ........        ND          2400
    N-Nitrosomorpholine............................       59-89-2         ND  ........        ND          2400
    N-Nitrosopiperidine............................      100-75-4         ND  ........        ND          2400
    N-Nitrosopyrrolidine...........................      930-55-2         ND  ........        ND          2400
    2-Nitropropane.................................       79-46-9         ND  ........        ND            30
    Parathion......................................       56-38-2         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Phenacetin.....................................       62-44-2         ND  ........        ND          2400
    1,4-Phenylene diamine, [p-Phenylenediamine]....      106-50-3         ND  ........        ND          2400
    N-Phenylthiourea...............................      103-85-5         ND  ........        ND            57
    2-Picoline [alpha-Picoline]....................      109-06-8         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Propylthioracil, [6-Propyl-2-thiouracil].......       51-52-5         ND  ........        ND           100
    Pyridine.......................................      110-86-1         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Strychnine.....................................       57-24-9         ND  ........        ND           100
    Thioacetamide..................................       62-55-5         ND  ........        ND            57
    Thiofanox......................................    39196-18-4         ND  ........        ND           100
    Thiourea.......................................       62-56-6         ND  ........        ND            57
    Toluene-2,4-diamine [2,4-Diaminotoluene].......       95-80-7         ND  ........        ND            57
    Toluene-2,6-diamine [2,6-Diaminotoluene].......      823-40-5         ND  ........        ND            57
    o-Toluidine....................................       95-53-4         ND  ........        ND          2400
    p-Toluidine....................................      106-49-0         ND  ........        ND           100
    1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene, [sym-Trinitobenzene]....       99-35-4         ND  ........        ND          2400
Halogenated Organic:
    Allyl chloride.................................      107-05-1         ND  ........        ND            39
    Aramite........................................      140-57-8         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Benzal chloride [Dichloromethyl benzene].......       98-87-3         ND  ........        ND           100
    Benzyl chloride................................     100-44-77         ND  ........        ND           100
    bis(2-Chloroethyl)ether [Dichoroethyl ether]...      111-44-4         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Bromoform [Tribromomethane]....................       75-25-2         ND  ........        ND            39
    Bromomethane [Methyl bromide]..................       74-83-9         ND  ........        ND            39
    4-Bromophenyl phenyl ether [p-Bromo diphenyl         101-55-3         ND  ........        ND          2400
     ether]........................................
    Carbon tetrachloride...........................       56-23-5         ND  ........        ND            39
    Chlordane......................................       57-74-9         ND  ........        ND            14
    p-Chloroaniline................................      106-47-8         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Chlorobenzene..................................      108-90-7         ND  ........        ND            39
    Chlorobenzilate................................      510-15-6         ND  ........        ND          2400
    p-Chloro-m-cresol..............................       59-50-7         ND  ........        ND          2400
    2-Chloroethyl vinyl ether......................      110-75-8         ND  ........        ND            39
    Chloroform.....................................       67-66-3         ND  ........        ND            39
    Chloromethane [Methyl chloride]................       74-87-3         ND  ........        ND            39
    2-Chloronaphthalene [beta-Chloronaphthalene]...       91-58-7         ND  ........        ND          2400
    2-Chlorophenol [o-Chlorophenol]................       95-57-8         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Chloroprene [2-Chloro-1,3-butadiene]...........     1126-99-8         ND  ........        ND            39
    2,4-D [2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid].........       94-75-7         ND  ........        ND             7.0
    Diallate.......................................     2303-16-4         ND  ........        ND          2400
    1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane....................       96-12-8         ND  ........        ND            39
    1,2-Dichlorobenzene [o-Dichlorobenzene]........       95-50-1         ND  ........        ND          2400
    1,3-Dichlorobenzene [m-Dichlorobenzene]........      541-73-1         ND  ........        ND          2400
    1,4-Dichlorobenzene [p-Dichlorobenzene]........      106-46-7         ND  ........        ND          2400
    3,3[prime]-Dichlorobenzidine...................       91-94-1         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Dichlorodifluoromethane [CFC-12]...............       75-71-8         ND  ........        ND            39
    1,2-Dichloroethane [Ethylene dichloride].......      107-06-2         ND  ........        ND            39
    1,1-Dichloroethylene [Vinylidene chloride].....       75-35-4         ND  ........        ND            39
    Dichloromethoxy ethane [Bis(2-                       111-91-1         ND  ........        ND          2400
     chloroethoxy)methane..........................
    2,4-Dichlorophenol.............................      120-83-2         ND  ........        ND          2400
    2,6-Dichlorophenol.............................       87-65-0         ND  ........        ND          2400
    1,2-Dichloropropane [Propylene dichloride].....       78-87-5         ND  ........        ND            39
    cis-1,3-Dichloropropylene......................    10061-01-5         ND  ........        ND            39
    trans-1,3-Dichloropropylene....................    10061-02-6         ND  ........        ND            39
    1,3-Dichloro-2-propanol........................       96-23-1         ND  ........        ND            30
    Endosulfan I...................................      959-98-8         ND  ........        ND             1.4
    Endosulfan II..................................    33213-65-9         ND  ........        ND             1.4
    Endrin.........................................       72-20-8         ND  ........        ND             1.4
    Endrin aldehyde................................     7421-93-4         ND  ........        ND             1.4
    Endrin Ketone..................................    53494-70-5         ND  ........        ND             1.4
    Epichlorohydrin [1-Chloro-2,3-epoxy propane]...      106-89-8         ND  ........        ND            30
    Ethylidene dichloride [1,1-Dichloroethane].....       75-34-3         ND  ........        ND            39
    2-Fluoroacetamide..............................      640-19-7         ND  ........        ND           100
    Heptachlor.....................................       76-44-8         ND  ........        ND             1.4
    Heptachlor epoxide.............................     1024-57-3         ND  ........        ND             2.8
    Hexachlorobenzene..............................      118-74-1         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene [Hexachlorobutadiene].       87-68-3         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Hexachlorocyclopentadiene......................       77-47-4         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Hexachloroethane...............................       67-72-1         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Hexachlorophene................................       70-30-4         ND  ........        ND         59000
    Hexachloropropene [Hexachloropropylene]........     1888-71-7         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Isodrin........................................      465-73-6         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Kepone [Chlordecone]...........................      143-50-0         ND  ........        ND          4700
    Lindane [gamma-BHC] [gamma-                           58-89-9         ND  ........        ND             1.4
     Hexachlorocyclohexane]........................
    Methylene chloride [Dichloromethane]...........       75-09-2         ND  ........        ND            39
    4,4[prime]-Methylene-bis(2-chloroaniline)......      101-14-4         ND  ........        ND           100
    Methyl iodide [Iodomethane]....................       74-88-4         ND  ........        ND            39
    Pentachlorobenzene.............................      608-93-5         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Pentachloroethane..............................       76-01-7         ND  ........        ND            39
    Pentachloronitrobenzene [PCNB] [Quintobenzene]        82-68-8         ND  ........        ND          2400
     [Quintozene]..................................
    Pentachlorophenol..............................       87-86-5         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Pronamide......................................    23950-58-5         ND  ........        ND          2400
    Silvex [2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxypropionic acid]..       93-72-1         ND  ........        ND             7.0
    2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin [2,3,7,8-       1746-01-6         ND  ........        ND            30
     TCDD].........................................
    1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene.....................       95-94-3         ND  ........        ND          2400
    1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane......................       79-34-5         ND  ........        ND            39
    Tetrachloroethylene [Perchloroethylene]........      127-18-4         ND  ........        ND            39
    2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol......................       58-90-2         ND  ........        ND          2400
    1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene.........................      120-82-1         ND  ........        ND          2400
    1,1,1-Trichloroethane [Methyl chloroform]......       71-55-6         ND  ........        ND            39
    1,1,2-Trichloroethane [Vinyl trichloride]......       79-00-5         ND  ........        ND            39
    Trichloroethylene..............................       79-01-6         ND  ........        ND            39
    Trichlorofluoromethane                                75-69-4         ND  ........        ND            39
     [Trichlormonofluoromethane]...................
    2,4,5-Trichlorophenol..........................       95-95-4         ND  ........        ND          2400
    2,4,6-Trichlorophenol..........................       88-06-2         ND  ........        ND          2400
    1,2,3-Trichloropropane.........................       96-18-4         ND  ........        ND            39
    Vinyl Chloride.................................       75-01-4         ND  ........        ND            39
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Notes:
NA_Not Applicable.
ND_Nondetect.
\1\ 25 or individual halogenated organics listed below.

(c) Implementation. Waste that meets the comparable or syngas fuel specifications provided by paragraphs (a) or (b) of this section (these constituent levels must be achieved by the comparable fuel when generated, or as a result of treatment or blending, as provided in paragraphs (c)(3) or (4) of this section) is excluded from the definition of solid waste provided that the following requirements are met:

(1) Notices. For purposes of this section, the person claiming and qualifying for the exclusion is called the comparable/syngas fuel generator and the person burning the comparable/syngas fuel is called the comparable/syngas burner. The person who generates the comparable fuel or syngas fuel must claim and certify to the exclusion.

(i) State RCRA and CAA Directors in Authorized States or Regional RCRA and CAA Directors in Unauthorized States. --

(A) The generator must submit a one-time notice to the Regional or State RCRA and CAA Directors, in whose jurisdiction the exclusion is being claimed and where the comparable/syngas fuel will be burned, certifying compliance with the conditions of the exclusion and providing documentation as required by paragraph (c)(1)(i)(C) of this section;

(B) If the generator is a company that generates comparable/syngas fuel at more than one facility, the generator shall specify at which sites the comparable/syngas fuel will be generated;

(C) A comparable/syngas fuel generator's notification to the Directors must contain the following items:

(1) The name, address, and RCRA ID number of the person/facility claiming the exclusion;

(2) The applicable EPA Hazardous Waste Codes for the hazardous waste;

(3) Name and address of the units, meeting the requirements of paragraph (c)(2) of this section, that will burn the comparable/syngas fuel; and

(4) The following statement is signed and submitted by the person claiming the exclusion or his authorized representative:

Under penalty of criminal and civil prosecution for making or submitting false statements, representations, or omissions, I certify that the requirements of 40 CFR 261.38 have been met for all waste identified in this notification. Copies of the records and information required at 40 CFR 261.28(c)(10) are available at the comparable/syngas fuel generator's facility. Based on my inquiry of the individuals immediately responsible for obtaining the information, the information is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations.

(ii) Public notice. Prior to burning an excluded comparable/syngas fuel, the burner must publish in a major newspaper of general circulation local to the site where the fuel will be burned, a notice entitled "Notification of Burning a Comparable/Syngas Fuel Excluded Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act" containing the following information:

(A) Name, address, and RCRA ID number of the generating facility;

(B) Name and address of the unit(s) that will burn the comparable/syngas fuel;

(C) A brief, general description of the manufacturing, treatment, or other process generating the comparable/syngas fuel;

(D) An estimate of the average and maximum monthly and annual quantity of the waste claimed to be excluded; and

(E) Name and mailing address of the Regional or State Directors to whom the claim was submitted.

(2) Burning. The comparable/syngas fuel exclusion for fuels meeting the requirements of paragraphs (a) or (b) and (c)(1) of this section applies only if the fuel is burned in the following units that also shall be subject to Federal/State/local air emission requirements, including all applicable CAA MACT requirements:

(i) Industrial furnaces as defined in §260.10 of this chapter;

(ii) Boilers, as defined in §260.10 of this chapter, that are further defined as follows:

(A) Industrial boilers located on the site of a facility engaged in a manufacturing process where substances are transformed into new products, including the component parts of products, by mechanical or chemical processes; or

(B) Utility boilers used to produce electric power, steam, heated or cooled air, or other gases or fluids for sale;

(iii) Hazardous waste incinerators subject to regulation under subpart O of parts 264 or 265 of this chapter or applicable CAA MACT standards.

(iv) Gas turbines used to produce electric power, steam, heated or cooled air, or other gases or fluids for sale.

(3) Blending to meet the viscosity specification. A hazardous waste blended to meet the viscosity specification shall:

(i) As generated and prior to any blending, manipulation, or processing meet the constituent and heating value specifications of paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(2) of this section;

(ii) Be blended at a facility that is subject to the applicable requirements of parts 264 and 265, or §262.34 of this chapter; and

(iii) Not violate the dilution prohibition of paragraph (c)(6) of this chapter.

(4) Treatment to meet the comparable fuel exclusion specifications. (i) A hazardous waste may be treated to meet the exclusion specifications of paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) of this section provided the treatment:

(A) Destroys or removes the constituent listed in the specification or raises the heating value by removing or destroying hazardous constituents or materials;

(B) Is performed at a facility that is subject to the applicable requirements of parts 264 and 265, or §262.34 of this Chapter; and

(C) Does not violate the dilution prohibition of paragraph (c)(6) of this seciton.

(ii) Residuals resulting from the treatment of a hazardous waste listed in subpart D of this part to generate a comparable fuel remain a hazardous waste.

(5) Generation of a syngas fuel. (i) A syngas fuel can be generated from the processing of hazardous wastes to meet the exclusion specifications of paragraph (b) of this section provided the processing:

(A) Destroys or removes the constituent listed in the specification or raises the heating value by removing or destroying constituents or materials;

(B) Is performed at a facility that is subject to the applicable requirements of parts 264 and 265, or §262.34 of this chapter or is an exempt recycling unit pursuant to §261.6(c) of this chapter; and

(C) Does not violate the dilution prohibition of paragraph (c)(6) of this chapter.

(ii) Residuals resulting from the treatment of a hazardous waste listed in subpart D of this part to generate a syngas fuel remain a hazardous waste.

(6) Dilution prohibition for comparable and syngas fuels. No generator, transporter, handler, or owner or operator of a treatment, storage, or disposal facility shall in any way dilute a hazardous waste to meet the exclusion specifications of paragraph (a)(1)(i), (a)(2) or (b) of this section.

(7) Waste analysis plans. The generator of a comparable/syngas fuel shall develop and follow a written waste analysis plan which describes the procedures for sampling and analysis of the hazardous waste to be excluded. The waste analysis plan shall be developed in accordance with the applicable sections of the "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods" (SW-846). The plan shall be followed and retained at the facility excluding the waste.

(i) At a minimum, the plan must specify:

(A) The parameters for which each hazardous waste will be analyzed and the rationale for the selection of those parameters;

(B) The test methods which will be used to test for these parameters;

(C) The sampling method which will be used to obtain a representative sample of the waste to be analyzed;

(D) The frequency with which the initial analysis of the waste will be reviewed or repeated to ensure that the analysis is accurate and up to date; and

(E) If process knowledge is used in the waste determination, any information prepared by the generator in making such determination.

(ii) The waste analysis plan shall also contain records of the following:

(A) The dates and times waste samples were obtained, and the dates the samples were analyzed;

(B) The names and qualifications of the person(s) who obtained the samples;

(C) A description of the temporal and spatial locations of the samples;

(D) The name and address of the laboratory facility at which analyses of the samples were performed;

(E) A description of the analytical methods used, including any clean-up and sample preparation methods;

(F) All quantitation limits achieved and all other quality control results for the analysis (including method blanks, duplicate analyses, matrix spikes, etc.), laboratory quality assurance data, and description of any deviations from analytical methods written in the plan or from any other activity written in the plan which occurred;

(G) All laboratory results demonstrating that the exclusion specifications have been met for the waste; and

(H) All laboratory documentation that support the analytical results, unless a contract between the claimant and the laboratory provides for the documentation to be maintained by the laboratory for the period specified in paragraph (c)(11) of this section and also provides for the availability of the documentation to the claimant upon request.

(iii) Syngas fuel generators shall submit for approval, prior to performing sampling, analysis, or any management of a syngas fuel as an excluded waste, a waste analysis plan containing the elements of paragraph (c)(7)(i) of this section to the appropriate regulatory authority. The approval of waste analysis plans must be stated in writing and received by the facility prior to sampling and analysis to demonstrate the exclusion of a syngas. The approval of the waste analysis plan may contain such provisions and conditions as the regulatory authority deems appropriate.

(8) Comparable fuel sampling and analysis. (i) General. For each waste for which an exclusion is claimed, the generator of the hazardous waste must test for all the constituents on appendix VIII to this part, except those that the generator determines, based on testing or knowledge, should not be present in the waste. The generator is required to document the basis of each determination that a constituent should not be present. The generator may not determine that any of the following categories of constituents should not be present:

(A) A constituent that triggered the toxicity characteristic for the waste constituents that were the basis of the listing of the waste stream, or constituents for which there is a treatment standard for the waste code in 40 CFR 268.40;

(B) A constituent detected in previous analysis of the waste;

(C) Constituents introduced into the process that generates the waste; or

(D) Constituents that are byproducts or side reactions to the process that generates the waste.

Note to paragraph (c)(8): Any claim under this section must be valid and accurate for all hazardous constituents; a determination not to test for a hazardous constituent will not shield a generator from liability should that constituent later be found in the waste above the exclusion specifications.


(ii) For each waste for which the exclusion is claimed where the generator of the comparable/syngas fuel is not the original generator of the hazardous waste, the generator of the comparable/syngas fuel may not use process knowledge pursuant to paragraph (c)(8)(i) of this section and must test to determine that all of the constituent specifications of paragraphs (a)(2) and (b) of this section have been met.

(iii) The comparable/syngas fuel generator may use any reliable analytical method to demonstrate that no constituent of concern is present at concentrations above the specification levels. It is the responsibility of the generator to ensure that the sampling and analysis are unbiased, precise, and representative of the waste. For the waste to be eligible for exclusion, a generator must demonstrate that:

(A) Each constituent of concern is not present in the waste above the specification level at the 95% upper confidence limit around the mean; and

(B) The analysis could have detected the presence of the constituent at or below the specification level at the 95% upper confidence limit around the mean.

(iv) Nothing in this paragraph preempts, overrides or otherwise negates the provision in §262.11 of this chapter, which requires any person who generates a solid waste to determine if that waste is a hazardous waste.

(v) In an enforcement action, the burden of proof to establish conformance with the exclusion specification shall be on the generator claiming the exclusion.

(vi) The generator must conduct sampling and analysis in accordance with their waste analysis plan developed under paragraph (c)(7) of this section.

(vii) Syngas fuel and comparable fuel that has not been blended in order to meet the kinematic viscosity specifications shall be analyzed as generated.

(viii) If a comparable fuel is blended in order to meet the kinematic viscosity specifications, the generator shall:

(A) Analyze the fuel as generated to ensure that it meets the constituent and heating value specifications; and

(B) After blending, analyze the fuel again to ensure that the blended fuel continues to meet all comparable/syngas fuel specifications.

(ix) Excluded comparable/syngas fuel must be re-tested, at a minimum, annually and must be retested after a process change that could change the chemical or physical properties of the waste.

(9) Speculative accumulation. Any persons handling a comparable/syngas fuel are subject to the speculative accumulation test under §261.2(c)(4) of this chapter.

(10) Records. The generator must maintain records of the following information on-site:

(i) All information required to be submitted to the implementing authority as part of the notification of the claim:

(A) The owner/operator name, address, and RCRA facility ID number of the person claiming the exclusion;

(B) The applicable EPA Hazardous Waste Codes for each hazardous waste excluded as a fuel; and

(C) The certification signed by the person claiming the exclusion or his authorized representative.

(ii) A brief description of the process that generated the hazardous waste and process that generated the excluded fuel, if not the same;

(iii) An estimate of the average and maximum monthly and annual quantities of each waste claimed to be excluded;

(iv) Documentation for any claim that a constituent is not present in the hazardous waste as required under paragraph (c)(8)(i) of this section;

(v) The results of all analyses and all detection limits achieved as required under paragraph (c)(8) of this section;

(vi) If the excluded waste was generated through treatment or blending, documentation as required under paragraph (c)(3) or (4) of this section;

(vii) If the waste is to be shipped off-site, a certification from the burner as required under paragraph (c)(12) of this section;

(viii) A waste analysis plan and the results of the sampling and analysis that includes the following:

(A) The dates and times waste samples were obtained, and the dates the samples were analyzed;

(B) The names and qualifications of the person(s) who obtained the samples;

(C) A description of the temporal and spatial locations of the samples;

(D) The name and address of the laboratory facility at which analyses of the samples were performed;

(E) A description of the analytical methods used, including any clean-up and sample preparation methods;

(F) All quantitation limits achieved and all other quality control results for the analysis (including method blanks, duplicate analyses, matrix spikes, etc.), laboratory quality assurance data, and description of any deviations from analytical methods written in the plan or from any other activity written in the plan which occurred;

(G) All laboratory analytical results demonstrating that the exclusion specifications have been met for the waste; and

(H) All laboratory documentation that support the analytical results, unless a contract between the claimant and the laboratory provides for the documentation to be maintained by the laboratory for the period specified in paragraph (c)(11) of this section and also provides for the availability of the documentation to the claimant upon request; and

(ix) If the generator ships comparable/syngas fuel off-site for burning, the generator must retain for each shipment the following information on-site:

(A) The name and address of the facility receiving the comparable/syngas fuel for burning;

(B) The quantity of comparable/syngas fuel shipped and delivered;

(C) The date of shipment or delivery;

(D) A cross-reference to the record of comparable/syngas fuel analysis or other information used to make the determination that the comparable/syngas fuel meets the specifications as required under paragraph (c)(8) of this section; and

(E) A one-time certification by the burner as required under paragraph (c)(12) of this section.

(11) Records retention. Records must be maintained for the period of three years. A generator must maintain a current waste analysis plan during that three year period.

(12) Burner certification. Prior to submitting a notification to the State and Regional Directors, a comparable/syngas fuel generator who intends to ship their fuel off-site for burning must obtain a one-time written, signed statement from the burner:

(i) Certifying that the comparable/syngas fuel will only be burned in an industrial furnace or boiler, utility boiler, or hazardous waste incinerator, as required under paragraph (c)(2) of this section;

(ii) Identifying the name and address of the units that will burn the comparable/syngas fuel; and

(iii) Certifying that the state in which the burner is located is authorized to exclude wastes as comparable/syngas fuel under the provisions of this section.

(13) Ineligible waste codes. Wastes that are listed because of presence of dioxins or furans, as set out in Appendix VII of this part, are not eligible for this exclusion, and any fuel produced from or otherwise containing these wastes remains a hazardous waste subject to full RCRA hazardous waste management requirements.

[63 FR 33823, June 19, 1998, as amended at 64 FR 53070, Sept. 30, 1999; 64 FR 63213, Nov. 19, 1999; 65 FR 42302, July 10, 2000]





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