Illinois Administrative Code

Section 726.330 Conditions to Qualify for and Maintain a Storage and Treatment Conditional Exemption a) For LLMW to qualify for the exemption, the generator must notify the Agency and the IEMA in writing by certified delivery that it is claiming a storage and treatment conditiona…

Section 726.335 Treatment Allowed by a Storage and Treatment Conditional Exemption The generator may treat its low-level mixed waste at its facility within a tank or container in accordance with the terms of its federal NRC or IEMA license. Treatment that cannot be done in a tank…

Section 726.340 Loss of a Storage and Treatment Conditional Exemption and Required Action a) A generator's LLMW will automatically lose the storage and treatment conditional exemption if the generator fails to meet any of the conditions specified in Section 726.330. When a genera…

Section 726.345 Reclaiming a Lost Storage and Treatment Conditional Exemption a) A generator may reclaim a lost storage and treatment conditional exemption for its LLMW if the following conditions are fulfilled: 1) The generator again meets the conditions specified in Section 726…

Section 726.350 Recordkeeping for a Storage and Treatment Conditional Exemption a) In addition to those records required by the generator's federal NRC or Illinois EMA license, the generator must keep records as follows: 1) The generator's initial notification records, return rec…

Section 726.355 Waste No Longer Eligible for a Storage and Treatment Conditional Exemption a) When a generator's LLMW has met the requirements of its federal NRC or IEMA license for decay-in-storage and can be disposed of as non-radioactive waste, then the conditional exemption f…

Section 726.360 Applicability of Closure Requirements to Storage Units An interim status or permitted storage unit that was used to store only LLMW prior to April 22, 2002 and which, after that date, stores only LLMW that becomes exempt under this Subpart N, is not subject to the…

Section 726.405 Transportation and Disposal Conditional Exemption A transportation and disposal conditional exemption exempts a generator's waste from the regulatory definition of hazardous waste in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721.103 if the generator's waste meets the eligibility criteria…

Section 726.410 Wastes Eligible for a Transportation and Disposal Conditional Exemption Eligible waste must be one or both of the following: a) A low-level mixed waste (LLMW), as defined in Section 726.310, that meets the waste acceptance criteria of a LLRWDF; or b) An eligible N…

Section 726.415 Conditions to Qualify for and Maintain a Transportation and Disposal Conditional Exemption A generator must meet the following conditions for its eligible waste to qualify for and maintain the exemption: a) The eligible waste must meet or be treated to meet LDR tr…

Section 726.420 Treatment Standards for Eligible Waste A generator's LLMW or eligible NARM waste must meet the applicable LDR treatment standards specified in Subpart D of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 728. (Source: Amended at 27 Ill. Reg. 12916, effective July 17, 2003)

Section 726.425 Applicability of the Manifest and Transportation Condition If a generator is not already subject to federal NRC or Illinois EMA manifest and transportation regulations for the shipment of its waste, the generator must meet the federal NRC manifest requirements und…

Section 726.430 Effectiveness of a Transportation and Disposal Exemption The exemption becomes effective once all of the following have occurred: a) The generator's eligible waste meets the applicable LDR treatment standards; b) The generator has received return receipts that it …

Section 726.435 Disposal of Exempted Waste A generator's exempted waste must be disposed of in a LLRWDF that is regulated and licensed by the federal NRC under 10 CFR 61, or by the Illinois EMA under 32 Ill. Adm. Code: Chapter II, Subchapters b and d, or by a licensing agency in …

Section 726.440 Containers Used for Disposal of Exempted Waste A generator's exempted waste must be placed in containers before it is disposed of. The container must be one of the following: a) A carbon steel drum; b) An alternative container with equivalent containment performan…

Section 726.445 Notification a) A generator must provide a one time notice to the Agency and the Illinois EMA stating that it is claiming the transportation and disposal conditional exemption prior to the initial shipment of an exempted waste from the generator's facility to a LL…

Section 726.450 Recordkeeping for a Transportation and Disposal Conditional Exemption In addition to those records required by a generator's NRC or IEMA license, the generator must keep records as follows: a) The generator must follow the applicable existing recordkeeping require…

Section 726.455 Loss of a Transportation and Disposal Conditional Exemption and Required Action a) Any waste will automatically lose the transportation and disposal exemption if the generator fails to manage it in accordance with all of the conditions specified in Section 726.415…

Section 726.460 Reclaiming a Lost Transportation and Disposal Conditional Exemption a) A generator may reclaim a lost transportation and disposal conditional exemption for a waste after the generator has received a return receipt confirming that the Agency and IEMA have received …

Section 726.600 Definitions The following definitions apply to this Subpart P: "Evaluated hazardous waste pharmaceutical" means a prescription hazardous waste pharmaceutical that has been evaluated by a reverse distributor in accordance with Section 726.610(a)(3) and will not be …

Section 726.601 Applicability a) A healthcare facility that is a VSQG when counting all hazardous waste, including both its hazardous waste pharmaceuticals and its non-pharmaceutical hazardous waste, remains subject to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 722.114 and is not subject to Subpart P, ex…

Section 726.602 Standards for Non-Creditable Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals a) Notification and Withdrawal from Subpart P for Healthcare Facilities Managing Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals 1) Notification. A healthcare facility must notify the Agency, using Notification of RCRA …

Section 726.603 Standards for Potentially Creditable Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals a) Hazardous Waste Determination for Potentially Creditable Pharmaceuticals. A healthcare facility that generates a solid waste that is a potentially creditable pharmaceutical must determine whet…

Section 726.604 Very Small Quantity Generators a) Potentially Creditable Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals. A healthcare facility that is a VSQG for both hazardous waste pharmaceuticals and non-pharmaceutical hazardous waste may send its potentially creditable hazardous waste pharm…

Section 726.605 Prohibition Against Sewering All healthcare facilities, including VSQGs operating under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 722.114 instead of Subpart P, and reverse distributors are prohibited from discharging hazardous waste pharmaceuticals to a sewer system that passes through t…

Section 726.606 Conditional Exemptions for Controlled Substances and Household Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals a) Conditional Exemptions. If the conditions of subsection (b) are met, the following are exempt from 35 Ill. Adm. Code 722 through 733: 1) Hazardous waste pharmaceutica…

Section 726.607 Residues in Empty Containers a) Stock, Dispensing and Unit-Dose Containers. A stock bottle, dispensing bottle, vial, or ampule (not to exceed 1 liter or 10,000 pills); or a unit-dose container (e.g., a unit-dose packet, cup, wrapper, blister pack, delivery device,…

Section 726.608 Shipping from a Healthcare Facility or Reverse Distributor a) Shipping Non-Creditable Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals or Evaluated Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals. A healthcare facility must ship non-creditable hazardous waste pharmaceuticals and a reverse distrib…

Section 726.609 Shipping to a Reverse Distributor a) Shipping Potentially Creditable Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals. A healthcare facility or reverse distributor that transports or offers for transport potentially creditable hazardous waste pharmaceuticals offsite to a reverse d…

Section 726.610 Standards for Reverse Distributors A reverse distributor may accept potentially creditable hazardous waste pharmaceuticals from off site and accumulate potentially creditable hazardous waste pharmaceuticals or evaluated hazardous waste pharmaceuticals on site with…

Section 726.APPENDIX A Tier I and Tier II Feed Rate and Emissions Screening Limits for Metals I-A Tier I and Tier II Feed Rate and Emissions Screening Limits for Noncarcinogenic Metals for Facilities in Noncomplex Terrain Values for Urban Areas TESH Antimony Barium Lead Mercury S…

Section 726.TABLE A Exempt Quantities for Small Quantity Burner Exemption TESH (m) Allowable Hazardous Waste Burning Rate (gal/mo) TESH Allowable Hazardous Waste Burning Rate (gal/mo) 0 to 3.9 0 40.0 to 44.9 210 4.0 to 5.9 13 45.0 to 49.9 260 6.0 to 7.9 18 50.0 to 54.9 330 8.0 to…

Section 727.100 General a) Purpose, Scope, and Applicability 1) The purpose of this Part is to establish minimum national standards that define the acceptable management of hazardous waste under a RCRA standardized permit, as such is defined in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 702.110 and 720.1…

Section 727.110 General Facility Standards a) Applicability of This Section. This Section applies to the owner or operator of a facility that treats or stores hazardous waste under a 35 Ill. Adm. Code 703.Subpart J RCRA standardized permit, except as provided in Section 727.100(a…

Section 727.130 Preparedness and Prevention a) Applicability of this Section. This Section applies to the owner and operator of a facility that treats or stores hazardous waste under a RCRA standardized permit pursuant to Subpart J of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 703, except as provided in …

Section 727.150 Contingency Plan and Emergency Procedures a) Applicability of This Section. This Section applies to the owner or operator of a facility that treats or stores hazardous waste under a RCRA standardized permit pursuant to Subpart J of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 703, except as…

Section 727.170 Recordkeeping, Reporting, and Notifying a) Applicability of This Section. This Section applies to the owner and operator of a facility that stores or non-thermally treats a hazardous waste under a RCRA standardized permit pursuant to Subpart J of 35 Ill. Adm. Code…

Section 727.190 Releases from Solid Waste Management Units a) Applicability of This Section. This Section applies to the owner or operator of a facility that treats or stores hazardous waste under a RCRA standardized permit pursuant to Subpart J of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 703, except a…

Section 727.210 Closure a) Applicability of This Section. This Section applies to the facility owner or operator of a facility that treats or stores hazardous waste under a RCRA standardized permit pursuant to Subpart J of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 703, except as provided in Section 727.…

Section 727.240 Financial Requirements a) Applicability and Substance of the Financial Requirements 1) The regulations in this Section apply to owners and operators who treat or store hazardous waste under a RCRA standardized permit, except as provided in Section 727.100(a)(2) or…

Section 727.270 Use and Management of Containers a) Applicability of This Section. This Section applies to the owner or operator of a facility that treats or stores hazardous waste in containers under a RCRA standardized permit pursuant to Subpart J of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 703, exce…

Section 727.290 Tank Systems a) Applicability of This Section. This Section applies to the owner or operator of a facility that treats or stores hazardous waste in above-ground or on-ground tanks under a RCRA standardized permit pursuant to Subpart J of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 703, exc…

Section 727.900 Containment Buildings a) Applicability of This Section. This Section applies to the owner or operator of a facility that treats or stores hazardous waste in containment buildings under a RCRA standardized permit pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 703.Subpart J, except …

Section 727.APPENDIX B Correlation of State and Federal Provisions

Section 727.ILLUSTRATION B Letter of Chief Financial Officer: Financial Assurance for Liability Coverage (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 40 Ill. Reg. 12011, effective August 9, 2016)

Section 727.TABLE A Correlation of Federal RCRA Standardized Permit Provisions to State Provisions The following table sets forth the correlation of the federal RCRA Standardized Permit provisions with the State regulations. Where the structure of a State provision exactly parall…

Section 728.101 Purpose, Scope, and Applicability a) This Part identifies hazardous wastes that are restricted from land disposal and defines those limited circumstances under which an otherwise prohibited waste may continue to be land disposed. b) Except as specifically provided…