Recently Finalized Rules and Proposed Hazardous Waste Rules

Recently Finalized Rules

Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals and Amendment to the P075 Listing for Nicotine

• More Information on the Federal Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals and Amendment to the P075 Listing for Nicotine
• The provisions for the Amendment to the P075 Listing for Nicotine and the Sewering Prohibition will be effective in North Carolina on August 21, 2019.
• The rest of the federal regulation provisions (including Subpart P) will not be effective in North Carolina until they are adopted.  (Rule adoption takes approximately 9 months to 1 year from the effective date of the federal rule.)

Safe Management of Recalled Airbags - Final Rule (effective in North Carolina November 30, 2018) 

• More Information on the Federal Safe Management of Recalled Airbags

Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule (effective in North Carolina March 1, 2018)

• North Carolina adopted all provisions of the federal Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule. 
• More Information on the Federal Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule
• Link to North Carolina State Rules Adopting the Federal Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule
• Link to North Carolina Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule Guidance Documents

User Fees for the Electronic Hazardous Waste Manifest System and Amendments to Manifest (effective in North Carolina June 30, 2018)

• More Information on the User Fees for e-Manifest System and Manifest Amendments Rule
• Link to EPA's e-Manifest Website
• Link to EPA's e-Manifest Frequent Questions
• Link to North Carolina Information about e-Manifest

Hazardous Waste Export-Import Revisions (effective in North Carolina December 31, 2016)

• More Information on the Hazardous Waste Export-Import Revisions Rule

Revision to the Definition of Solid Waste (effective in North Carolina December 1, 2015)

• North Carolina adopted all provisions of the federal rule except for the definition of "Contained" which can be found at 15A NCAC 13A .0102(c)
• More information on the Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste
• North Carolina Definition of "Contained" for Reclaimed Hazardous Secondary Materials
• Guidance Documents for Reclaimed Hazardous Secondary Materials and Documenting Legitimacy Factors

Proposed Hazardous Waste Rules

Adding Aerosol Cans to the Universal Waste Regulations - Proposed Rule

• More Information on Adding Aerosol Cans to the Universal Waste Regulations Proposed Rule

Modernizing Ignitable Liquids Determinations - Proposed Rule

• More Information on Modernizing Ignitable Liquids Determination Proposed Rule