Spent Petroleum Catalyst Recycling and Critical Minerals and Metals Recovery Exemption Act
Sponsored By: Senator Jon Husted
Introduced
Summary
Exempts certain units that reclaim valuable metals from spent petroleum catalysts from EPA’s Boilers and Industrial Furnaces (BIF) rules. This bill would direct EPA to finalize a rule saying thermal treatment units, including roasters, and metallurgical units, including furnaces and hydrometallurgical processes, that reclaim metals like vanadium from spent hydrotreating (K171) and hydrorefining (K172) catalysts are not subject to BIF requirements under subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act.
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- Domestic metal recyclers and petroleum refiners: would face less regulatory overlap when processing K171 and K172 materials, making onshore reclamation of vanadium and related metals simpler and more predictable.
- Third-party reclaimers and transporters: could use the transfer-based exclusion at 40 CFR 261.4(a)(24) when spent catalyst is sent off-site for metals recovery, clarifying handling options.
- Regulatory timing and certainty: the required final rule would take effect on publication in the Federal Register and the bill directs EPA to complete the rulemaking without the notice-and-comment delay in section 553 of title 5, speeding implementation.
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Easier metal recycling rules for refiners
If enacted, the bill would direct EPA to revise 40 C.F.R. 266.100(c) and (d). The rule would exempt units that reclaim metals, including vanadium, from spent petroleum catalysts K171 and K172. Covered units would include thermal treatment units like roasters and metallurgical units like furnaces and hydrometallurgical plants. The rule would confirm that the transfer-based exclusion at 40 C.F.R. 261.4(a)(24) can be used when spent catalyst is sent to third-party reclaimers. The final rule would take effect on its Federal Register publication date, and the bill would require EPA to carry out the rulemaking without the usual notice-and-comment process under 5 U.S.C. 553.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Jon Husted
OH • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
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