Florida: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions under RCRA
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Florida has submitted an application to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeking final authorization for revisions to its state-level hazardous waste management program, which operates under the framework of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The EPA has reviewed the application and preliminarily determined that Florida's proposed program changes meet all federal requirements necessary for final authorization. Rather than issuing a separate proposed rule prior to finalization, the EPA is simultaneously publishing the authorization as a final rule in the Rules and Regulations section of the Federal Register, with this document serving as the concurrent proposed rule. This streamlined approach is conditioned on the absence of adverse public comment during the comment period. If no adverse comments are received, the final authorization will take effect without further federal rulemaking action. Should adverse comments be submitted, the EPA will evaluate them and may take additional action on the proposed rule before the final authorization becomes effective. This authorization means Florida will have primary enforcement responsibility for the revised components of its hazardous waste program, operating in lieu of the federal RCRA program for those specific regulatory areas.
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Key Changes
- Florida's revised hazardous waste management program receives final EPA authorization under RCRA, granting the state primary enforcement authority for the revised regulatory components
- EPA is bypassing the standard two-step rulemaking process by simultaneously publishing a proposed rule and final rule in the Federal Register, contingent on no adverse public comment
- Florida assumes enforcement responsibility in lieu of the federal RCRA program for the specific revised program areas covered by this authorization
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What this law requires
The EPA must evaluate any adverse public comments received during the comment period before the final authorization becomes effective
Florida must implement and enforce the revised hazardous waste management program components for which it has received final authorization from the EPA
Florida must assume primary enforcement responsibility for the authorized revisions to its hazardous waste program, operating in lieu of the federal RCRA program for those specific regulatory areas
The EPA may take additional action on the proposed rule if adverse comments are submitted that warrant reconsideration before final authorization becomes effective