La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § V-1717

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section V-1717 - Applicability

A. The regulations in this Subchapter apply to owners and operators of facilities that treat, store, or dispose of hazardous wastes (except as provided in LAC 33:V.1501).

B. Except as provided in LAC 33:V.1743.K, this Subchapter applies to equipment that contains or contacts hazardous wastes with organic concentrations of at least 10 percent by weight that are managed in one of the following:

1. a unit that is subject to the permitting requirements of LAC 33:V.Chapter 3, 5, 7, or 43; or

2. a unit (including a hazardous waste recycling unit) that is not exempt from permitting under the provisions of LAC 33:V.1015 (i.e., a hazardous waste recycling unit that is not a 90-day tank or container) and that is located at a hazardous waste management facility otherwise subject to the permitting requirements of LAC 33:V.Chapter 3, 5, 7, or 43; or

3. a unit that is exempt from permitting under the provisions of LAC 33:V.1015 (i.e., a 90-day tank or container) and is not a recycling unit under the provisions of LAC 33:V.4105.

C. For the owner or operator of a facility subject to the requirements of this Subchapter and who has received a final permit under RCRA Section 3005 and LAC 33:V.Subpart 1 prior to December 6, 1996, the requirements of this Subchapter must be incorporated when the permit is reissued under LAC 33:V.705 or reviewed under LAC 33:V.315. Until such date when the owner or operator receives a final permit incorporating the requirements of this Subchapter, the owner or operator is subject to the requirements of LAC 33:V.Chapter 43.Subchapter Q.

D. Each piece of equipment to which this Subchapter applies shall be marked in such a manner that it can be distinguished readily from other pieces of equipment.

E. Equipment that is in vacuum service is excluded from the requirements of LAC 33:V.1719-1735 if it is identified as required in LAC 33:V.1743.G.5.

F. Equipment that contains or contacts hazardous waste with an organic concentration of at least 10 percent by weight for less than 300 hours per calendar year is excluded from the requirements of LAC 33:V.1719-1735 if it is identified, as required in LAC 33:V.1743.

G. Purged coatings and solvents from surface coating operations subject to the national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for the surface coating of automobiles and light-duty trucks at LAC 33:III.5122 ( 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart IIII), are not subject to the requirements of this Subchapter.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § V-1717

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Solid and Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Waste Division, LR 17:658 (July 1991), amended LR 20:1000 (September 1994), amended by the Office of Waste Services, Hazardous Waste Division, LR 24:1700 (September 1998), LR 25:438 (March 1999), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 27:294 (March 2001), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 31:2540 (October 2005), LR 32:607 (April 2006), Amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs and Criminal Investigations Division, LR 46933 (7/1/2020).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2180 et seq.