Notice2026-01315

Underground Injection Control Program; Hazardous Waste Injection Restrictions; Petition for Exemption Reissuance-Class I Hazardous Waste Injection; Sasol Chemicals (USA), LLC, Greens Bayou Plant, Texas

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Published
January 23, 2026
Effective
December 16, 2025

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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 Sasol Chemicals (USA), LLC for two Class I hazardous waste injection wells at the Greens Bayou Plant located in Houston, Texas.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 15 (Friday, January 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2931-2932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01315]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R06-OW-2025-1542; FRL-13121-01-R6]


Underground Injection Control Program; Hazardous Waste Injection 
Restrictions; Petition for Exemption Reissuance--Class I Hazardous 
Waste Injection; Sasol Chemicals (USA), LLC, Greens Bayou 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 Conservation and Recovery Act, is 
granted to Sasol Chemicals (USA), LLC for two Class I hazardous waste 
injection wells at the Greens Bayou Plant located in Houston, Texas.

DATES: This action was effective as of December 16, 2025.

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. 
Digital copies of the petition reissuance and additional relevant 
information can be found at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-R06-OW-2025-1542">https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-R06-OW-2025-1542</a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Forrest Frederick, Physical Scientist, 
Ground Water/UIC Section, EPA--Region 6, by phone at (214) 665-6656 or 
by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1f596d7a7b7a6d767c743159706d6d7a6c6b5f7a6f7e31787069"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f7b185929392859e949cd9b1988585928483b7928796d9909881">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by 40 CFR part 148, Sasol 
Chemicals (USA), LLC 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 
Greens Bayou Plant, of

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the specific restricted hazardous wastes identified in this exemption 
reissuance, into Class I hazardous waste injection Wells WDW-147 and 
WDW-319 until December 31, 2050, 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 September 3, 2025, and closed on 
October 20, 2025. Two public comments were received during the public 
comment period. All comments have been addressed and considered in the 
final decision. This decision constitutes final Agency action, and 
there is no Administrative appeal.

    Dated: January 14, 2026.
Troy C. Hill,
Director, Water Division, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2026-01315 Filed 1-22-26; 8:45 am]
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