July 15, 2021

Upcoming Changes to the RCRA Regulations

The Spring 2021 federal agency regulatory agenda has been released. The following tables summarize EPA’s plans for proposing and finalizing new RCRA waste regulations.

Rules Announced But Not Yet Proposed

Description of rule	Action	Scheduled date
Integrating exports into e-manifest and revising e-manifest reports	NPRM	11/21
Disposal of coal combustion residues—legacy surface impoundments	NPRM	11/21
Revising the Part 241 nonhazardous secondary materials regulations	NPRM	12/21
Designating PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA hazardous substances	NPRM	DND
Management of cement kiln dust	NODA	DND

Proposed Rules to be Finalized

Description of rule	Action	Scheduled date
Disposal of coal combustion residues—a holistic approach to closure, Part B	Final rule	7/21
Disposal of coal combustion residues—federal permit program	Final rule	1/22
Facilitating safe management of recalled airbags	Final rule	12/22
Disposal of coal combustion residues—beneficial use criteria and piles	Final rule	DND

DND = date not determined; NODA = notice of data availability; NPRM = notice of proposed rulemaking; PFOA = perfluorooctanoic acid; PFOS = perfluorooctanesulfonic acid.

Source: EPA’s latest regulatory agenda; select “Spring 2021” and “Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).”

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