Notice2023-14191
Variances From the Classification of Solid Waste for HVF Precious Metals, LLC (Tucson, AZ)
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
July 5, 2023
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is granting a petition for variances from the classification as solid waste for two materials produced by HVF Precious Metals, LLC (HVF) at its facility in Tucson, Arizona.
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 88 Issue 127 (Wednesday, July 5, 2023)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 42933]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14191]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0967; FRL-10938-01-OLEM]
Variances From the Classification of Solid Waste for HVF Precious
Metals, LLC (Tucson, AZ)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of final decision.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is granting a
petition for variances from the classification as solid waste for two
materials produced by HVF Precious Metals, LLC (HVF) at its facility in
Tucson, Arizona.
DATES: Date of publication is July 5, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding the
Federal Register notice, contact Phoebe O'Connor, Office of Resource
Conservation and Recovery, Office of Land and Emergency Management,
(5304T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-1451; email
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c38ca0acadadacb1edb3abaca6a1a683a6b3a2eda4acb5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="044b676b6a6a6b762a746c6b616661446174652a636b72">[email protected]</span></a>.
For further information regarding the incoming petition, Statement
of Basis, and any technical questions, contact Sharon Lin, RCRA Branch;
Land, Chemicals, and Redevelopment Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, (Mail code LND-4-2),
San Francisco, CA 94105; telephone number: (415) 972-3446; email
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7a3613145429121b0815143a1f0a1b541d150c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="55193c3b7b063d34273a3b153025347b323a23">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 260.30(c) allows the EPA Administrator to determine on a
case-by-case basis that materials that have been reclaimed but must be
further reclaimed before the materials are fully recovered are not
solid wastes. The effect of a variance from the classification of solid
waste is to exempt the material from RCRA hazardous waste regulations.
The EPA, after providing for notice and comment (see 88 FR 9277), is
finalizing its response to a petition submitted by HVF on July 26, 2022
(HVF's Petition). HVF's Petition concerns two partially-reclaimed
materials (``Solution Sweeps'' and ``Filter Sweeps'') produced at its
Tucson, Arizona facility from precious metal-bearing waste from
cyanide-based electroplating operations. As explained in the
``Statement of Basis'' available in the docket [Docket ID EPA-HQ-OLEM-
2022-0967-0008], EPA's determination is that the two materials produced
by HVF are ``commodity-like'' under the criteria listed in Sec.
260.31(c) and are legitimately recycled, thus qualifying for variances
from classification as solid waste under Sec. 260.30(c). The EPA
published a proposed response to the petition on February 13, 2023 (88
FR 9277). The comment period for the proposed action closed on March
30, 2023. The EPA did not receive any comments on the proposed action
during the public comment period and is therefore finalizing the
variance as proposed.
For information on the EPA's rationale for granting the petition,
see the ``Statement of Basis'' available in the docket [Docket ID EPA-
HQ-OLEM-2022-0967-0008]. EPA had previously provided a proposed
``Statement of Basis'' in the docket for the proposed variance
determination [Docket ID EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0967-0002], and now, with
this final variance determination, published in the July 5, 2023
Federal Register, EPA is also providing a final ``Statement of Basis''
in the docket for the final variance determination.
Michael S. Regan,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2023-14191 Filed 7-3-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on July 5, 2023.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.