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RCRA Online Number: 14390
Title: RCRA PERMIT REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE SUPERFUND ACTIONS
Document Date: 1987-11-16
To: Regions 1-10
From: Porter
Organization of Recipient: EPA
Description: A state authorized to conduct RCRA base permit program will generally have authority to waive RCRA permit requirements for state Superfund actions as long as the state has authority under its own statute or regulations to grant permit waivers, and the state waiver authority is used in a manner no less stringent than allowed under federal permit waiver authority. EPA may restrict state permit waiver authority during the RCRA authorization process.
Regulatory Citation(s): 271.1, 270.1(c)
Official ORCR Policy: Yes
Associated Topic(s): Cleanup (RCRA), Hazardous Waste Cleanup (formerly Corrective Action), Enforcement (RCRA), Permits and Permitting, State Programs (RCRA)