§272.951 Louisiana State-administered program: Final authorization.

(a) Pursuant to section 3006(b) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6926(b), Louisiana has final authorization for the following elements as submitted to EPA in Louisiana's base program application for final authorizations which was approved by EPA effective on February 7, 1985. Subsequent program revision applications were approved effective on January 29, 1990, October 25, 1991, January 23, 1995, March 8, 1995, January 2, 1996, June 11, 1996 and March 16, 1998.

(1) The Louisiana statutes and regulations cited in this paragraph are incorporated by reference as part of the hazardous waste management program under Subtitle C of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq.

(i) EPA Approved Louisiana Statutory Requirements Applicable to the Hazardous Waste Management Program, dated June, 1997.

(ii) EPA Approved Louisiana Regulatory Requirements Applicable to the Hazardous Waste Management Program, dated June, 1997.

(2) The following statutes and regulations concerning State procedures and enforcement, although not incorporated by reference, are part of the authorized State program:

(i) Louisiana Statutes Annotated, Revised Statutes, 1989, Volume 17B, Subtitle II of Title 30, Louisiana Environmental Quality Act, 1989: Chapter 2, Sections 2011.A(1)&(2), 2011.B, 2011.C (except 2011.C(1)(a)), 2011.D (introductory paragraph), 2011.D(1)-(3), 2011.D(5)-(9), 2011.D(13)-(15), 2011.D(17)&(18), 2011.D(21) (except 2011.D(21)(e)), 2011.D(22), 2011.E-.G, 2012 (except 2012.F(4) and 2012.G), 2013, 2014.A, 2019.A&.B, 2020 through 2021, 2023, 2024.B-.C, 2025.A-.D, 2025.E(2)-(5), 2025.F (introductory paragraph), 2025.F(1)-(4), 2025.G-.I, 2026, 2027.C, 2028, 2029, 2033, 2037; Chapter 3, Sections 2054.B(1), 2054.B(2)(a); Chapter 9, sections 2174, 2175, 2180.A (introductory paragraph), 2180.A(2)-(8), 2180.B-.C, 2181-2182, 2183.C, 2183.F, 2183.G (except 2183.G(3)), 2183.H, 2186, 2187, 2188.A, 2188.C, 2189, 2190.A-.D, 2191.A-.C, 2192.A, 2192.B (except 2192.B(4)), 2192.C, 2196, 2199 through 2200, 2203.B-.C, 2204.A(2), and 2204.B.

(ii) Louisiana Statutes Annotated, Revised Statutes, 1992 Cumulative Annual Pocket Part, Volume 17B, Subtitle II of Title 30, Louisiana Environmental Quality Act: Chapter 2, section 2011.C(1)(a), 2011.D(21)(e), 2012.F(4), 2012.G, 2018, 2019.C, 2022 (except the first sentence of 2022.A), 2024.A&.D, 2025.E(1), 2025.J, 2027.A&.B; Chapter 9, sections 2180.A(1), 2183.G(3), 2192.B(4).

(iii) Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 33, Part V, Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials, Amendments through June 1995: Chapter 1, sections 101, 107.A-.C; Chapter 3, Sections 301.A&.B, 311.A, 311.C, 315 (introductory paragraph), 323.B.3; Chapter 5, Section 503; Chapter 7, Sections 703, 705 and 707 through 721.

(iv) Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 33, Part V, Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials, Amendments for July 1995 -- March 1996: Chapter 3, Section 323.B.4.d. & e.

(3) The following statutory and regulatory provisions are broader in scope than the Federal program, are not part of the authorized program, and are not incorporated by reference:

(i) Louisiana Statutes Annotated, Revised Statutes, 1989, Volume 17B, Subtitle II of Title 30, Louisiana Environmental Quality Act, 1989: Chapter 2, sections 2014.B.-D.

(ii) Louisiana Statutes Annotated, Revised Statutes, 1992 Cumulative Annual Pocket Part, Volume 17B, Subtitle II of Title 30, Louisiana Environmental Quality Act: Sections 2178 and 2197.

(iii) Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 33, Part V, Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials, Amendments through June 1995: 327, 1313, and Chapter 51.

(4) Unauthorized State Amendments. The following authorized provisions of the Louisiana regulations include amendments published in the Louisiana Register that are not approved by EPA. Such unauthorized amendments are not part of the State's authorized program and are, therefore, not Federally enforceable. Thus, notwithstanding the language in the Louisiana hazardous waste regulations incorporated by reference at §272.951(b)(1), EPA will only enforce the authorized State provisions with the effective dates indicated in the table below. The actual State regulatory text authorized by EPA for the listed provisions are available as a separate document, Addendum to the EPA-Approved Louisiana Regulatory and Statutory Requirements Applicable to the Hazardous Waste Management Program, June, 1997. Copies of the document can be obtained from EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, Phone number: (214) 665-8533.

 
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                                                                          Unauthorized state amendments
           State provision                 Effective date of    ------------------------------------------------
                                         authorized provision        State reference          Effective date
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LAC § 109 ``Industrial furnace''  November 20, 1988.......  LR 18:1375              December 20, 1992.
 introductory paragraph.
LAC § 303.K.1 (previously LHWR    July 20, 1984...........  LR 14:790               November 20, 1988.
 § 3.2(k)(1)).
LAC § 901 (LHWR § 6.1).....  March 20, 1984..........  LR 20:1000              September 20, 1994.
LAC § 1111.B.1.c (previously      March 20, 1984..........  LR 16:220               March 20, 1990.
 LHWR § 7.6(b)(1)).
LAC § 1113 (previously LHWR       March 20, 1984..........  LR 16:220               March 20, 1990.
 § 7.7).                                                    LR 20:1000              September 20, 1994.
                                                                 LR 20:1109              October 20, 1994.
LAC § 2511.B (previously LHWR     March 20, 1984..........  LR 16:1057              December 20, 1990.
 § 14.6(b)).
LAC § 3105.A....................  November 21, 1988.......  LR 18:1256              November 20, 1992.
                                                                 LR 18:1375              December 20, 1992.
                                                                 LR 20:1000              September 20, 1994.
LAC § 3309 (previously LHWR       July 20, 1984...........  LR 16:614               July 20, 1990.
 § 18.5).
LAC § 3707.F.1 (previously LHWR   August 20, 1987.........  LR 18:723               July 20, 1992.
 20.4(f)(1)).
LAC § 3707.F.2 (previously LHWR   August 20, 1987.........  LR 18:723               July 20, 1992.
 20.4(f)(2)).
LAC § 3711.F.1..................  November 21, 1988.......  LR 18:723               July 20, 1992.
LAC § 3711.F.2..................  November 21, 1988.......  LR 18:723               July 20, 1992.
LAC § 3711.G (previously LHWR     March 20, 1984..........  LR 18:723               July 20, 1992.
 20.4(g)).
LAC § 3715.F.1 (previously LHWR   March 20, 1984..........  LR 18:723               July 20, 1992.
 § 20.8(f)(1)).
LAC § 4141......................  March 20, 1992..........  LR 18:1375              December 20, 1992.
LAC § 4307 (previously LHWR       March 20, 1984..........  LR 21:944               September 20, 1995.
 § 23.4).
LAC § 4397.B....................  August 20, 1987.........  LR 21:266               March 20, 1995.
LAC § 4403.E.1..................  March 20, 1990..........  LR 18:723               July 20, 1992.
LAC § 4403.E.2..................  November 21, 1988.......  LR 18:723               July 20, 1992.
LAC § 4403.F (previously LHWR     March 20, 1984..........  LR 18:723               July 20, 1992.
 § 23.52(f)).
LAC § 4407.A.12 (previously LHWR  March 20, 1984..........  LR 13:433               August 20, 1987.
 § 23.54(a)(12)).                                           LR 18:723               July 20, 1992.
LAC § 4407.E.1&.2...........  August 20, 1987.........  LR 18:723               July 20, 1992.
LAC § 4407.F (previously LHWR     March 20, 1984..........  LR 18:723               July 20, 1992.
 § 23.54(f)).
LAC § 4503.B introductory         March 20, 1984..........  LR 16:1057              December 20, 1990.
 paragraph (previously LHWR §
 23.102(b)).
LAC § 4513.A....................  March 20, 1990..........  LR 18:1375              December 20, 1992.
                                                                 LR 20:1000              September 20, 1994.
LAC § 4901.D.3..................  September 20, 1994......  LR 21:266               March 20, 1995.
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(5) Memorandum of Agreement. The Memorandum of Agreement between EPA Region 6 and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality -- Hazardous Waste Division, signed by the EPA Regional Administrator on December 18, 1995, is referenced as part of the authorized hazardous waste management program under Subtitle C of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq.

(6) Statement of Legal Authority. "Attorney General's Statement for Final Authorization", signed by the Attorney General of Louisiana on May 10, 1989 and revisions, supplements and addenda to that Statement dated May 13, 1991, May 3, 1994, December 2, 1994, May 31, 1995, July 24, 1995, and November 30, 1995, are referenced as part of the authorized hazardous waste management program under Subtitle C of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq.

(7) Program Description. The Program Description and any other materials submitted as part of the original application or as supplements thereto are referenced as part of the authorized hazardous waste management program under Subtitle C of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq.

[62 FR 67583, Dec. 29, 1997]