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§271.1 Purpose and scope.

(a) This subpart specifies the procedures EPA will follow in approving, revising, and withdrawing approval of State programs and the requirements State programs must meet to be approved by the Administrator under sections 3006(b), 271.1(f) and (h) of RCRA.

(b) State submissions for program approval must be made in accordance with the procedures set out in this subpart.

Promulgation date	Title of regulation	Federal Register reference	Effective date
Jan. 14, 1985	Dioxin-containing wastes	50 FR 1978-2006	July 15, 1985.
Apr. 30, 1985	Paint filter liquids test	50 FR 18370-5	June 14, 1985.
July 15, 1985	Codification rule [as corrected in 51 FR2702, 1/21/86]	50 FR 28702- 55	July 15, 1985.
Oct. 23, 1985	Listing wastes from the production of dinitrotoluene, toluenediamine, and toluene diisocyanate	50 FR 42936- 43	Oct. 23, 1985.
Nov. 29, 1985	Standards for the management of the burning of specific wastes in specific types of facilities	50 FR 49164- 212	Dec. 9, 1985. Mar. 31, 1986. May 29, 1986.
Dec. 31, 1985	Amendment of spent solvent listings to include solvent mixtures [as corrected in 51 FR 19176, 5/28/86]	50 FR 53315-20	Jan. 30, 1986.
Feb. 13, 1986	Listing wastes from the production of ethylene dibromide (EDB)	51FR 5327-31	Aug. 13, 1986.
Feb. 25, 1986	Listing of four spent solvents and the still bottoms from their recovery	51 FR 6537-42	Aug. 25, 1986.
Mar. 24, 1986	Regulations for generators of 100-1000 kg/mo of hazardous waste	51 FR 10146-76	Sept. 22, 1986.
July 14, 1986	Hazardous Waste Tank Regulations: ¹ 260.10; 262.34(a)(1); 264.110; 264.140; 264.190-264.199; 265.110; 265.140; 265.190-265.200; 270.14(b); 270.16; and 270.72 (e)	51 FR 25422-86	Jan. 12, 1987. Mar. 24, 1987.
Aug. 8, 1986	Exports of hazardous waste	51 FR 28664-86	Nov. 8, 1986.
Oct. 24, 1986	Listing Wastes from the Production and Formulation of Ethylenebisdithiocarbamic Acid (EBDC) and its Salts	51 FR 37725	Apr. 24, 1987.
Nov. 7, 1986	Land disposal restrictions for solvents and dioxins	51 FR 40572	Nov. 8, 1986.
July 8, 1987	Land disposal restrictions for California list wastes	52 FR 25760	July 8, 1987.
Sept. 23, 1987	Exception Reporting for Small Quantity Generators of Hazardous Waste	52 FR 35899	Mar. 23, 1988.
Dec. 1, 1987	Codification rule for the 1984 RCRA Amendments	52 FR 45799	Dec. 31, 1987.
Aug. 17, 1988	Land disposal restrictions for First Third wastes	53 FR 31138- 222	Aug. 8, 1988.
June 23, 1989	Land Disposal Restrictions for Second Third wastes	54 FR 26594- 652	June 8, 1989.
Oct. 6, 1989	Listing Wastes from the Production of Methyl Bromide	54 FR 41402- 408	Apr. 6, 1990.
Dec. 11, 1989	Listing Certain Hydrocarbons Produced by Free Radical Catalyzed Processes	54 FR 50968- 978	June 11, 1990.
Mar. 29, 1990	Toxicity characteristic	55 FR 11798- 877	Sept. 25, 1990.
May 1, 1990	Listing Wastes from the Production of UDMH from Carboxylic Acid Hydrazides	55 FR 18496- 506	Nov. 2, 1990.
June 1, 1990	Land Disposal Restrictions for Third Third wastes	55 FR 22520- 720	May 8, 1990.
June 21, 1990	Process Vent and Equipment Leak Organic Air Emission Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities	55 FR 25454- 519	Dec. 21, 1990.
Nov. 2, 1990	Petroleum refinery primary and secondary oil/water/solids separation sludge listings	55 FR 46354- 397	May 2, 1991.
Dec. 6, 1990	The listing of wastes from wood preserving processes. ²	55 FR 50450- 490	June 6, 1991.
Dec. 31, 1990	Burning of Hazardous Waste in Boilers and Industrial Furnaces	56 FR 7134- 7240	Aug. 21, 1991.
May 13, 1991	Petroleum refinery primary and secondary oil/water/solids separation sludge listings	56 FR 21959	May 2, 1991.
Aug. 19, 1991	Land disposal restrictions & generic exclusion for K061 nonwastewaters & conditional exclusion for K061 HTMR splash condenser dross residue	56 FR 41178	Aug. 8, 1991.
Jan. 29, 1992	Liners and Leak Detection for Hazardous Waste Land Disposal Units ³	57 FR 3497	July 29, 1992.
June 22, 1992	Exclusion from the definition of solid waste for the recycling of hazardous wastes in the coke by-products industry	57 FR 27888	June 22, 1992.
Aug. 18, 1992	Land disposal restrictions for newly listed wastes in §268.36(b) –(g)	57 FR 37282	June 30, 1992.
Do	Land disposal restrictions for newly listed wastes in §268.36(a) , hazardous debris, and generic exclusion for K062 and F006 nonwaste-waters	Do	Nov. 9, 1992.
Aug. 18, 1992	The listing of wastes from the production, recovery, and refining of coke by-products produced from coal	57 FR 37306	Feb. 18, 1993
Oct. 15, 1992	Listing Wastes from the Production of Chlorinated Toluenes	57 FR 47386	Apr. 15, 1993.
Nov. 18, 1992	Containerized Liquids in Landfills	57 FR 54461	May 18, 1992.
Nov. 24, 1992	Toxicity Characteristic Revision	57 FR 55117	Nov. 24, 1992.
Feb. 16, 1993	Corrective Action Management Units and Temporary Units; Corrective Action Provisions under Subtitle C	58 FR 8685	Apr. 19, 1993.
May 24, 1993	Land disposal restrictions for characteristic wastes whose treatment standards were vacated	58 FR 29887	Aug. 9, 1993.
November 9, 1993	Burning of hazardous waste in boilers and industrial furnaces	58 FR 59603	October 15, 1993.
December 6, 1994	Air Emission Standards for Tanks, Surface Impoundments, and Containers.	59 FR 62896- 62953	December 6, 1996. 12-01-96
July 11, 1995	Containerized Liquids in Landfills	35705	September 11, 1995
April 8, 1996	Land disposal restrictions Phase III - Decharacterized wastewaters, carbamate wastes, and spent aluminum potliners in §268.39	61 FR 15566	July 8, 1996
July 1, 1996	Revisions to Criteria applicable to solid waste facilities that may accept CESQG	61 FR 34278	January 1, 1998
	hazardous wastes, excluding MSWLFs.
Aug. 26, 1996	Emergency Revision of the Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) Phase III Treatment Standards for Listed Hazardous Wastes from Carbamate Production.	61 FR 43924- 43931	Aug. 26, 1996 until Aug. 26, 1997
May 12, 1997	Land Disposal Restrictions for Wood Preserving Wastes and Paperwork Reduction	62 FR 26040	August 11, 1997
June 17, 1997	Vacated Carbamate wastes	62 FR 32979	August 9, 1995
August 28, 1997	Secondary Emergency Revision of the Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) Phase III Treatment Standards for Listed Hazardous	62 FR 45572	August 26, 1997 until August 26, 1998.
	Wastes from Carbamate Production.
May 4, 1998	Listing of Organobromine Production Wastes.	63 FR 24627	November 4, 1998
May 26, 1998	Land Disposal Restrictions Phase IV Final	63 FR 28753	August 24, 1998
August 6, 1998	Petoleum Refining Process Wastes	63 FR 42188	February 8, 1999
September 4, 1998	Emergency Revision of the Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) Phase III Treatment Standards for Listed Hazardous Wastes from Carbamate Production. 12-01-98	63 FR 47418	Septmeber 4, 1998
Sept. 21, 1998	Treatment Standards for Hazardous Waste K088 12-01-98	63 FR 51267	Sept. 21, 1998
November 30, 1998	Hazardous Remediation Waste Management Requirements5 12-01-98	63 FR 65873	June 1, 1999
September 30, 1999	Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Hazardous Waste Combustors.	64 FR 53077	[Editor's Note]
Mar. 17, 2000	Vacated Organobromine	65 FR 14475	November 4, 1998,
Sept. 29, 2000	Listing of Hazardous Wastes K174 and K175	65 FR 67132	May 7, 2001
Oct. 31, 2001	Listing of Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing Wastes	66 FR 58299	May 20, 2002
Jan. 22, 2002	Corrective Action Management Unit Standards Amendments	67 FR 3029	April 22, 2002
Feb. 13, 2002	Interim Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Hazardous Waste Combusters.	67 FR 6818	Feb. 13, 2002
July 15, 2002	Elimination of LDR Treatment Standards Exemption for K061-Derived Fertilizers.	67 FR 48414	Jan. 24, 2003
Sept. 30, 2002	Land Disposal Restrictions: National Treatment Variance to Designate New Treatment Subcategories for Radioactively Contaminated Cadmium-, Mercury-, and Silver-Containing Batteries.	67 FR 62624	November 21, 2002
Feb. 15, 2005	Listing of Hazard Waste K181	70 FR 9179	Aug. 23, 2005
Mar. 4, 2005	Waste Minimization Certification in the Revised Manifest Rule	70 FR 10825	Sept. 6, 2005
July 14, 2005	Process Vent and Equipment Leak Organic Air Emission Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities.	70 FR 34591	July 14, 2005
July 14, 2005	Burning of Hazardous Waste in Boilers and Industrial Furnaces.	70 FR 34591	July 14, 2005
July 14, 2005	Air Emission Standards Tanks, Surface Impoundments, Containers.	70 FR 34591	July 14, 2005
Oct. 12, 2005	Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Hazardous Waste Combustors	70 FR 59579	Oct. 12, 2005
May 4, 2006	Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery Burden Reduction Project	71 FR 16862-16915	May 4, 2006
July 28, 2006	Final Rule for Cathode Ray Tubes	71 FR 42949	Jan. 29, 2007
Jan. 8, 2010	Exports of hazardous waste	75 FR 1236	July 7, 2010
June 13, 2011	Land Disposal Restrictions: Revision of the Treatment Standards for Carbamate Hazardous Wastes.	76 FR [Insert page number]	8/12/11.
Nov. 28, 2016	Hazardous Waste Export-Import Revisions	81 FR 85728	December 31, 2016.
February 22, 2019	Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals and Amendment to the P075 Listing for Nicotine: §266.505	84 FR 5816	August 21, 2019.
¹ These regulations implement HSWA only to the extent that they apply to tank systems owned or operated by small quantity generators, establish leak detection requirements for all new underground tank systems, and establish permitting standards for underground tank systems that cannot be entered for inspection. ² These regulations, including test methods for benzo(k)fluoranthene and technical standards for drip pads, implement HSWA only to the extent that they apply to the listing of Hazardous Waste No. F032, and wastes that are hazardous because they exhibit the Toxicity Characteristic. These regulations, including test methods for benzo(k)fluoranthene and technical standards for drip pads, do not implement HSWA to the extent that they apply to the listings of Hazardous Waste Nos. F034 and F035. ³ The following portions of this rule are not HSWA regulations: §264.19 and 265.19 for final covers. ⁵ These regulations implement HSWA only to the extent that they apply to the standards for staging piles and to §264.1(j) and 264.101(d) of this chapter. 12-01-98

Effective date	Self-implementing provision	RCRA citation	Federal Register reference
Nov. 8, 1984	Delisting procedures	3001(f)	July 15, 1985, 50 FR28702-55.
Do	Waste disposal for small quantity generators prior to March 31, 1986	3001(d) (5)	Do.
Do	Prohibition of disposal in salt domes, salt beds and underground mines and caves	3004(b)	Do.
Do	Land disposal prohibition not applicable to contaminated soil or debris from a CERCLA response action or a RCRA corrective action prior to November 8, 1988	3004(d)(3)	Do.
Do	Loss of interim status	3005(c) (2)(C) & (e)(2)- (3)	Do.
Do	Storage of wastes prohibited from land disposal	3004(j) & 3005(j) (11)	Do.
Do	Prohibition of waste and used oil as dust suppressant	3004(l)	Do.
Do	Minimum technological requirements for new and expanding surface impoundments, landfills and incinerators	3004(o)	Do.
Do	Ground water monitoring	3004(p)	Do.
Do	Prohibition for burning fuels containing hazardous waste in any cement kilns	3004(q) (2)(C)	Do.
Do	Financial responsibility for liability of guarantor when owner/operator is in bankruptcy	3004(t) (2)-(3)	Do.
Do	Corrective action	3004(u)	Do.
Do	Review of land disposal permits every 5 years	3005(c) (3)	Do.
Do	Permit terms and conditions necessary to protect human health and the environment	3005(c) (3)	Do.
Do	Research, development, and demonstration permits	3005(g)	Do.
Do	Interim status facilities receiving waste after July 26, 1982	3005(i)	Do.
Do	Deadline for surface impoundment retrofit exemption application	3005(j)(5)	Do.
Feb. 7, 1985	Fuel labeling requirements	3004(r)	Do.
May 8, 1985	Prohibition of liquids in landfills	3004(c) (1)	Do.
Do	Expansions during interim status for waste piles	3015(a)	Do.
Do	Expansions during interim status for landfills and surface impoundments	3015(b)	Do.
Do	Interim control of hazardous waste disposed of by underground injection	7010(a)	Do.
Aug. 5, 1985	Small quantity generator manifest requirements	3001(d) (3)	Do.
Aug. 8, 1985	Exposure assessments to accompany landfill and surface impoundment permit applications	3019(a)	Do.
Sept. 1, 1985	Waste minimization certification on manifest	3002(b)	Do.
Do	Waste minimization permit condition	3005(h)	Do.
Nov. 8, 1985	Prohibition of non-hazardous liquids in landfills	3004(c) (3)	Do.
Do	Notification of hazardous waste export	3017(c)	Do.
Feb. 8, 19861	Notification requirements for producers, burners, blenders, distributors and marketers of waste derived fuel	3010(a)	Nov. 29, 1985, 50 FR49164-211.
Mar. 31, 19862	Small quantity generator requirements	3001(d) (8)	Mar. 24, 1986, 51 FR10146-78.
Nov. 8, 1986	Land disposal prohibitions on dioxins and F001-F005 solvents	3004(e)	Nov. 7, 1986, 51 FR 40572.
Do	Temporary granting of exclusion petitions ceases	3001(f) (2)(B)
Do	Export of hazardous waste	3017(a)	Aug. 8, 1986, 51 FR 28664-86.
July 8, 1987	Land disposal restrictions for California list wastes	3004(d)	July 8, 1987, 52 FR 25760.
Sept. 23, 1987	Exception reporting for small quantity generators of hazardous waste	52 FR 35899	Mar. 23, 1988.
Aug. 8, 1988	Prohibition on California wastes, dioxins, and solvents in deep injection wells	3004(f)(3)
Do	Land disposal restrictions of 1/3 of listed wastes	3004(g) (6)(A)	Aug. 17, 1988, 53 FR 31138-222.
Nov. 8, 1988	Prohibition on wastes in existing surface impoundments unless double lined	3005(j)
June 8, 1989	Prohibition on land disposal of 2/3 of listed wastes	3004(g) (6)(B)	June 23, 1989, 54 FR 26594-652.
May 8, 1990	Prohibition on land disposal of 3/3 of listed wastes	3004(g) (6)(C)	June 1, 1990, 55 FR 22520-720.
Aug. 8, 1991	Prohibition on land disposal of K061 high zinc nonwastewaters	3004(g) (6)(A)	Aug. 19, 1991, 56 FR 41178.
June 30, 1992	Surface Impoundment Retrofit	37282	Aug. 18, 1992, 57 FR 37282.
Nov. 9, 1992	Prohibition on land disposal of hazardous debris and newly listed wastes	Do	Aug. 18, 1992, 57 FR 37282.
Feb. 18, 1993	Containment buildings	Do	Aug. 18, 1992, 57 FR 37282.
Aug. 9, 1993	Prohibition on land disposal of characteristic wastes whose treatment standards were vacated	3004(g) (6)(c)	May 24, 1993, 58 FR 29887.
July 8, 1996	Prohibition on land disposal of carbamate wastes.	3004(m)	April 8, 1996 61 FR 15566
December 6, 1996 12-01-96	Air Emission Standards for Tanks, Surface Impoundments, and Containers.	3004(n)	December 6, 1994, 59 FR 62896-62953
October 8, 1996	Prohibition on land disposal of K088 wastes	3004(m)	April 8, 1996, 61 FR 15566
April 8, 1996		3004(m)	April 8, 1996 61 FR 15566
July 8, 1996	Prohibition on land disposal of carbamate wastes (Vacated wastes).	3004(m)	June 17, 1997 62 FR 32979
August 11, 1997	Prohibition on land disposal of wood preserving wastes	3004(g) (4)(c) and 3004(m)	May 12, 1997 62 FR 26040
April 8, 1998	Prohibition on disposal of radioactive waste mixed with newly listed or identified wastes, including soil and debris (Vacated carbamate wastes).	3304(g) (4)(c) and 3004(m)	June 17, 1997 62 FR 32979
August 3, 1998	Prohibition of land disposal of newly listed and identified wastes.	3004(g) 4)(C) and	May 4, 1998 63 FR 24627
August 24, 1998	Prohibition on land disposal of newly identified wastes including TC metal wastes and characteristic mineral processing wastes; treatment standards for contaminated soil.	3004(m)	May 26, 1998
Sept. 21, 1998	Prohibition on land disposal of K088 wastes, and prohibition on land disposal of radioactive waste mixed with K088 wastes, including soil and debris. 12-01-98	3004(g) (4)(C) and 3004(m)	Sept. 24, 1998 63 FR 51267
November 4, 1998	Prohibition on land disposal of organobromine waste (Vacated wastes).	3004(g)(4) (c) and 3004(m)	3/17/00 65 FR 14475
November 4, 1998	Prohibition on land disposal of radioactive waste mixed with the newly listed and identified wastes, including soil and debris (Vacated organobromine wastes).	3004(m) and 3004(g)(4) (c)	3/17/00 65 FR 14475
February 8, 1999	Prohibition on land disposal of newly listed and identified wastes; and prohibition on land disposal of radioactive waste mixed with the newly listed or identified wastes, including soil and debris.	3004(g) (4)(C)	Aug. 6, 1998 63 FR 42188 & 3004(m)
May 12, 1999	Prohibition on land disposal of radioactive waste and soil and debris mixed with wood preserving wastes.	3004(m)	Do.
May 4, 2000	Prohibition on land disposal of radioactive waste mixed with the newly listed and identified wastes, including soil and debris.	3004(m) 3004(g) (4)(C) and 3004(m)	Do. Do. Do.
May 26, 2000	Prohibition of land disposal of newly identified wastes from elemental phosphorus processing and mixed radioactive and newly identified TC metal/mineral processing wastes (including soil and debris). Prohibition on underground injection of newly identified mineral processing wastes from the titanium dioxide production.	3004(m)	May 26, 1998
May 7, 2001	Prohibition on land disposal of K174 and K175 wastes, and prohibition on land disposal of radioactive waste mixed with K174 and K175 wastes, including soil and debris.	3004(g)(4)(C) and 3004(m)	November 8, 2000. 65 FR 67132
May 20, 2002	Prohibition on land disposal of K176, K177, and K178 wastes, and prohibition on land disposal of radioactive waste mixed with K176, K177, and K178 wastes, including soil and debris.	3004(g)(4)(C) and 3004(m)	November 20, 2001. 66 FR 58300
Jan. 24, 2003	Elimination of LDR Treatment Standards Exemption for K061-Derived Fertilizers.	3004(g)(6)	67 FR 48414
Aug. 23, 2005	Prohibition on land disposal of K181 waste, and prohibition on land disposal of radioactive waste mixed with K181 wastes, including soil and debris	3004(g)(4)(C) and 3004(m)	Feb. 24, 2005, 70 FR 9179
July 7, 2010	Exports of hazardous waste	3017(a)	75 FR 1236
August 12, 2011	Land Disposal Restrictions: Revision of the Treatment Standards for Carbamate Hazardous Wastes.	3004(m)	76 FR [Insert Page Numbers]
December 31, 2016	Hazardous Waste Export-Import Revisions	3017(a)	81 FR 85728
¹ Note that the effective date was changed to Jan. 29, 1986 by the Nov. 29, 1985 rule. ² Note that the effective date was changed to Sept. 22, 1986 by the Mar. 24, 1986 rule.