Regulatory Development and Retrospective Review Tracker
Hazardous Waste Management System: Conditional Exclusion for Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Streams in Geological Sequestration Activities
a.k.a. RCRA Regulation of CO2 Sequestration
RIN: 2050-AG60 (What's this?)
Docket No.: EPA-HQ-RCRA-2010-0695 (What's this?)
Current Phase: Proposal (What's this?)
Abstract:
On July 25, 2008, EPA published a proposed rule under the Safe Drinking Water Act Underground Injection Control Program to create a new class of injection wells (Class VI) for geological sequestration (GS) of carbon dioxide (CO2).
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Initiated | 02/05/2010 |
| NPRM: Sent to OMB for Regulatory Review | 03/22/2011 |
| NPRM: Received by OMB | 03/22/2011 |
| NPRM: Regulatory Review Concluded | 06/30/2011 |
| NPRM: Comment Period Open | 08/08/2011 |
| NPRM: Published in FR | 08/08/2011 |
| NPRM: Correction Published in FR | 09/08/2011 |
| NPRM: Comment Period Closed | 10/07/2011 |
| Final Rule: Sent to OMB for Regulatory Review | 04/24/2013 |
| Final Rule: Received by OMB | 04/24/2013 |
| Final Rule: Published in FR | 07/2013 (projected) |
Environmental Justice
This rulemaking involves a topic that is likely to be of particular interest to or have particular impact upon minority, low-income, tribal, and/or other vulnerable populations because:
- The topic is likely to have the following impact: This action involves a topic (carbon sequestration) that has been identified by environmental justice advocates as being of particular interest.
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- NPRM - This stage of the rulemaking underwent review. Click on the following link(s) to see how the rule changed as a result of review:
- Final Rule - This stage of the rulemaking underwent review.
Federal Register Citations
- NPRM: 76 FR 48073
- NPRM: 76 FR 55846
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Citation
40 CFR 260 to 261
Legal Authority
42 USC 6912;42 USC 6921-29;42 USC 6934
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