6 Colo. Code Regs. § 1007-3-8.77
These amendments to 6 CCR 1007-3, Parts 262, 263, 264, 265 and 267 are made pursuant to the authority granted to the Solid and Hazardous Waste Commission in § 25-15-302(2), C.R.S.
Revisions to the OECD Requirements for Export Shipments of Spent Lead-Acid Batteries
These amendments implement recent changes to the agreements concerning the transboundary movement of hazardous waste among countries belonging to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), establish notice and consent requirements for spent lead-acid batteries intended for reclamation in a foreign country, specify that all exception reports concerning hazardous waste exports be sent to the International Compliance and Assurance Division in the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance's Office of Federal Activities in Washington, D.C., and require U.S. receiving facilities to match EPA-provided import consent documentation to incoming hazardous waste import shipments and to submit to EPA a copy of the matched import consent documentation and RCRA hazardous waste manifest for each import shipment.
This rule amends certain existing regulations promulgated under the hazardous waste provisions of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regarding hazardous waste exports from and imports into the United States. Specifically, the amendments implement recent changes to the agreements concerning the transboundary movement of hazardous waste among countries belonging to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), establish notice and consent requirements for spent lead-acid batteries intended for reclamation in a foreign country, specify that all exception reports concerning hazardous waste exports be sent to the International Compliance and Assurance Division in the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance's Office of Federal Activities in Washington, DC, and require U.S. receiving facilities to match EPA-provided import consent documentation to incoming hazardous waste import shipments and to submit to EPA a copy of the matched import consent documentation and RCRA hazardous waste manifest for each import shipment.
Because of the Federal government's special role in matters of foreign policy, EPA does not authorize States to administer Federal import/export functions in any section of the RCRA hazardous waste regulations. Although States do not receive authorization to administer the Federal government's export functions in 40 CFR part 262 , subpart E, import functions in 40 CFR part 262 , subpart F, import/export functions in 40 CFR part 262 , subpart H, or the import/export related functions in any other section of the RCRA hazardous waste regulations, State programs are still required to adopt state analogs to those provisions in the January 8, 2010 federal rule that are more stringent than existing federal requirements in order to maintain their equivalency with the federal program. These provisions provide state equivalency with the more stringent federal provisions.
This Basis and Purpose incorporates by reference the applicable portions of the preamble language for the EPA regulations as published in the Federal Register at 75 FR 1236-1262, January 8, 2010. This Basis and Purpose also incorporates by reference the applicable portions of the preamble language for Sections 262.53 and 262.56 of the EPA regulations as published in the Federal Register at 71 FR 40254-40280, July 14, 2006.
Statement of Basis and Purpose - Rulemaking Hearing of August 16, 2011
6 CCR 1007-3-8.77