Underground Injection Control Program; Hazardous Waste Injection Restrictions; Petition for ExemptionClass I Hazardous Waste Injection; Merichem Company

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5121-3]

Underground Injection Control Program; Hazardous Waste Injection

Restrictions; Petition for Exemption--Class I Hazardous Waste

Injection; Merichem Company

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of Final Decision on Petition.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that an exemption to the land disposal

restrictions under the 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments to the

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act has been granted to Merichem

Company, for the Class I injection well located at Houston, Texas. As

required by 40 CFR part 148, the company has adequately demonstrated to

the satisfaction of the Environmental Protection Agency by petition and

supporting documentation that, to a reasonable degree of certainty,

there will be no migration of hazardous constituents from the injection

zone for as long as the waste remains hazardous. This final decision

allows Merichem Company, to inject specific restricted hazardous wastes

identified in the exemption, into the Class I hazardous waste injection

well at the Houston, Texas facility, for as long as the basis for

granting an approval of this exemption remains valid, under provisions

of 40 CFR 148.24. As required by 40 CFR 124.10, a public notice was

issued October 6, 1994. The public comment period ended on November 21,

1994. No comments were received. This decision constitutes final Agency

action and there is no Administrative appeal.

DATES: This action is effective as of December 2, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the petition and all pertinent information

relating thereto are on file at the following location: Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 6, Water Management Division, Water Supply

Branch (6W-SU), 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phil Dellinger, Unit Leader UIC State

Programs/Land Ban, EPA--Region 6, telephone (214) 665-7142.

Robert Hannesschlager, P.E.,

Acting Director, Water Management Division (6W).

[FR Doc. 94-31235 Filed 12-19-94; 8:45 am]

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