Background Document - Final Rule: Closure/Post-Closure and Financial Responsibility Requirements, Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities

摘要

The background document supports the final rulemaking for the amendments to closure, post-closure care, and financial responsibility regulations applicable to owners and operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities. These regulations were promulgated on May 2, 1986 (51 FR 16422). The document describes the public comments received by EPA concerning the proposed amendments and EPA's responses. The document also summarizes and contrasts, section by section, the previous regulation, the March 19, 1985 proposed rule, and the final rule adopted by EPA.