Okla. Admin. Code § 252:652-1-3

Current through Vol. 42, No. 8, January 2, 2025

Section 252:652-1-3 - Incorporation by reference

(a)Code of Federal Regulations. When reference is made to Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, it shall mean Procedures for Decision-Making and (unless otherwise specified) the Underground Injection Control Regulations, April 1, 1983, as amended through July 1, 2014.

(b)40 CFR incorporation. Title 40 CFR Parts 124 (Subpart A), 144, 145, 146, 147, 148 are incorporated in their entirety as they apply to the Underground Injection Control Program, excluding any regulations pertaining to Class VI wells.

(c)Synonymous terms. For purposes of interfacing with 40 CFR Parts 124 (Subpart A) or 144-148, the following terms apply:

(1) Administrator, Regional Administrator, and Director are synonymous with Executive Director.

(2) State is synonymous with the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).

(3) Public hearing is synonymous with public meeting.

(d)Citations incorporated by reference. When a provision of the Code of Federal Regulations is incorporated by reference, all citations contained therein are also incorporated by reference.

(e)Inconsistencies or duplications. If there are inconsistencies or duplications in the requirements of those provisions incorporated by reference and the rules in this Chapter, the federal provisions shall prevail, except where the rules in this Chapter are more stringent. However, the rules in this Chapter shall not relieve any person from complying with the minimum requirements found in this Chapter and Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

Okla. Admin. Code § 252:652-1-3

Added at 13 Ok Reg 2099, eff 7-1-96; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 645, eff 1-2-01 through 7-14-01 (emergency)¹; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 1045, eff 6-1-02

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 33, Issue 24, September 1, 2016, eff. 9/15/2016

¹This emergency action expired without being superseded by a permanent action. Upon expiration of an emergency amendatory action, the last prior permanent text is reinstated. Therefore, on 7-15-01 (after the expiration of the emergency action), the text of section 252:652-1-3 reverted back to the permanent text that became effective 7-1-96, as last published in the 1996 Edition of the OAC, and remained as such until amended by permanent action on 6-1-02.