This amendment to 6 CCR 1007-3, Part 261 is made pursuant to the authority granted to the Solid and Hazardous Waste Commission in § 25-15-302(2), C.R.S.
Amendment of § 261.23 Characteristic of reactivity.
This amendment revises paragraph (a)(8) of § 261.23 (Characteristic of reactivity) of the Colorado Hazardous Waste Regulations (6 CCR 1007-3) to add a cross-reference to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations at 49 CFR § 173.53 (Provisions for using old classifications of explosives). The Section 173.53 regulations includes the following table that may be used to compare old and new hazard class names where the classification system in effect prior to January 1, 1991 is referenced in State or local laws, ordinance or regulations not pertaining to the transportation of hazardous materials:
Current Classification | Class name prior to Jan. 1, 1991 |
Division 1.1.................................... | Class A explosives. |
Division 1.2.................................... | Class A or Class B explosives. |
Division 1.3.................................... | Class B explosives. |
Division 1.4..................................... | Class C explosives. |
Division 1.5..................................... | Blasting agents. |
Division 1.6.................................... | No applicable hazardous class. |
This Basis and Purpose incorporates by reference the applicable portions of the preamble language for Section 261.23 of the EPA regulations as published in the Federal Register at 75 FR 12993, March 18, 2010.
Statement of Basis and Purpose Rulemaking Hearing of May 19, 2015
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