Notice2023-11587
Underground Injection Control Program; Hazardous Waste Injection Restrictions; Petition for Exemption Reissuance-Class I Hazardous Waste Injection; Dow Beaumont Aniline Plant, Texas
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Published
June 1, 2023
Effective
May 9, 2023
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that a reissuance of an exemption to the land disposal restrictions, under the 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, is granted to Dow Beaumont Texas Operations for two Class I hazardous waste injection wells at the Dow Beaumont Aniline Plant located in Nederland, Texas.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35871-35872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11587]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-10942-01-R6]
Underground Injection Control Program; Hazardous Waste Injection
Restrictions; Petition for Exemption Reissuance--Class I Hazardous
Waste Injection; Dow Beaumont Aniline Plant, Texas
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of a final decision on a no migration petition
reissuance.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a reissuance of an exemption to
the land disposal restrictions, under the 1984 Hazardous and Solid
Waste Amendments to the Resource
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Conservation and Recovery Act, is granted to Dow Beaumont Texas
Operations for two Class I hazardous waste injection wells at the Dow
Beaumont Aniline Plant located in Nederland, Texas.
DATES: This action was effective as of May 9, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the petition reissuance and pertinent information
relating thereto are on file at the following location: Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), Region 6, Water Division, Safe Drinking Water
Branch (6WD-D), 1201 Elm Street, Suite 500, Dallas, Texas 75270-2102.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Ray, Physical Scientist, Ground
Water/UIC Section, EPA--Region 6, telephone (214) 665-2756.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by 40 CFR part 148, Dow
adequately demonstrated to the EPA by the petition reissuance
application 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 the Dow Beaumont
Aniline Plant, of the specific restricted hazardous wastes identified
in this exemption reissuance, into Class I hazardous waste injection
Wells WDW-188 and WDW-391 until December 31, 2040, unless EPA
terminates this exemption under provisions of 40 CFR 148.24. Additional
conditions included in this final decision may be reviewed by
contacting the Region 6 Ground Water/UIC Section. As required by 40 CFR
148.22(b) and 124.10, a public notice comment period started on January
26, 2023, and closed on March 13, 2023. No comments were received. EPA
made inconsequential edits to the fact sheet after the public comment
period. This decision constitutes final Agency action, and there is no
Administrative appeal.
Dated: May 25, 2023.
Charles W. Maguire,
Director, Water Division, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2023-11587 Filed 5-31-23; 8:45 am]
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