Regulations & Legislation Flashcards
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Under RCRA's land disposal restrictions (LDRs), a facility must treat hazardous waste to meet treatment standards before land disposal. Where are these treatment standards found?
Answer: 40 CFR Part 268
The Land Disposal Restrictions and their associated treatment standards are codified in 40 CFR Part 268, which specifies the required treatment levels before hazardous wastes may be land disposed.
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7 consultation process applies to which types of actions?
Answer: Federal agency actions that may affect listed species or critical habitat
ESA Section 7 requires federal agencies to consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or NOAA Fisheries to ensure their actions do not jeopardize listed species or adversely modify critical habitat.
A facility subject to EPA's Cluster Rule under the Clean Water Act must comply with effluent guidelines applicable to which industrial sector?
Answer: Pulp and paper manufacturing
EPA's Cluster Rule established coordinated air and water pollution control requirements specifically for the pulp, paper, and paperboard industry.
Under the Clean Air Act's acid rain program (Title IV), SO2 allowances were allocated to covered utilities primarily using which mechanism?
Answer: A cap-and-trade system with tradeable emission allowances
Title IV established a market-based cap-and-trade system where SO2 allowances were allocated to covered utilities and could be bought, sold, or banked, creating economic incentives for reduction.
Which provision of TSCA was added by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act of 2016 to require EPA to systematically evaluate existing chemicals?
Answer: Section 6 risk evaluation and risk management requirements
The 2016 TSCA reform significantly strengthened Section 6 by requiring EPA to conduct risk evaluations on existing chemicals and to regulate those found to present unreasonable risks.
A state wishes to implement its own hazardous waste program instead of the federal RCRA program. What must the state demonstrate to receive EPA authorization?
Answer: That its program is equivalent to, consistent with, and no less stringent than the federal program
For EPA to authorize a state hazardous waste program, the state must demonstrate that its program is equivalent to, consistent with, and no less stringent than the federal RCRA Subtitle C program.
Under 40 CFR Part 355, a facility must immediately notify the National Response Center (NRC) if a release of an Extremely Hazardous Substance exceeds which threshold?
Answer: The Reportable Quantity (RQ)
Under EPCRA Section 304 and 40 CFR Part 355, facilities must immediately notify the NRC and local/state emergency response authorities if an EHS is released in a quantity equal to or greater than its Reportable Quantity (RQ).