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| 02-32551 | Regulatory Innovations: Pilot-Specific Rule for Electronic Materials in the EPA Region III Mid-Atlantic States; Hazardous Waste Management System; Modification of the Hazardous Waste Program; Cathode Ray Tubes | Proposed Rule | Many used cathode ray tubes (CRTs) are currently classified as characteristic hazardous wastes under RCRA. Such CRTs are therefore subject to the hazardous waste regulations of RCRA Subtitle C unless they come from a household or a conditionally exempt small quantity generator. Today EPA is proposing to conditionally exclude from its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) used CRTs and glass removed from CRTs from the definition of "solid waste" in the EPA Region III Mid-Atlantic States (which include the States of Delaware, Maryland, and West Virginia, the Commonwealths of Pennsylvania and Virginia, and the District of Columbia). Additionally, the preamble to this rule clarifies when used CRTs and other used electronic equipment become a "solid waste." This rule will support an ongoing e-Cycling pilot project of EPA Region III's Mid-Atlantic States, which is promoting reuse and recycling of electronics. EPA believes that today's proposed rule will encourage increased recycling and better management of these materials in Region III states. EPA has proposed a similar, albeit broader, conditional exclusion for CRTs and certain other electronic materials that would be effective nationwide (June 12, 2002, FR 40508-40528). EPA is proposing this regional rule now because it believes that implementing the rule in the Region III states will produce information about the CRT conditional exclusion that will be useful to EPA as it assesses the appropriateness of adopting the RCRA exclusion nationally. EPA expects to withdraw the regional rule if and when a final national rule becomes effective. In the "Rules and Regulations" section of today's Federal Register, EPA is promulgating as a direct final rule the same amendment to RCRA's definition of solid waste that it is proposing here. EPA views this as a noncontroversial revision and anticipates no adverse comment. EPA has explained its reasons for this amendment in the preamble of the direct final rule. If we receive no adverse comment to the direct final rule, we will not take further action on this proposed rule. If we receive adverse comment on the direct final rule, we will withdraw the direct final rule and it will not take effect. We will address all public comments in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. We will not institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting must do so at this time. | 2002-12-26 | 2002 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/12/26/02-32551/regulatory-innovations-pilot-specific-rule-for-electronic-materials-in-the-epa-region-iii | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-12-26/pdf/02-32551.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | Many used cathode ray tubes (CRTs) are currently classified as characteristic hazardous wastes under RCRA. Such CRTs are therefore subject to the hazardous waste regulations of RCRA Subtitle C unless they come from a household or a conditionally exempt... |