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<DIV><div class=WordSection1><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The purpose of this email is to provide guidance for Florida’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection Centers (HHW Centers) that<span style='color:black'> wish to a</span>ccept hazardous waste generated from illegal methamphetamine clandestine drug labs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Hazardous waste generated from illegal methamphetamine clandestine drug labs in Florida is not exempted household hazardous waste in 40 CFR 261.4(b)(1). A hazardous waste determination must be made for all solid waste generated from a clandestine drug lab. One management option for clandestine drug labs identified as a Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator (CESQG) is to send the hazardous waste to a HHW Center that is authorized to manage CESQG waste.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>HHW Centers may be authorized to receive and manage CESQG waste pursuant to Rule 62-730.220(5), Florida Administrative Code, without being considered a hazardous waste generator. <span style='color:black'>Since HHW facilities are allowed to commingle HHW and CESQG waste, they may commingle HHW and CESQG waste and still retain their non-handler status.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>To facilitate the process for HHW Centers that are interested in receiving a CESQG management authorization, the following procedures are recommended. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program should:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Submit a letter to the Hazardous Waste Regulation Section, Bob Martinez Center, MS 4560, 2600 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, Florida 32399 showing the HHW Center has received or is receiving a DEP HHW grant. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Have an EPA Identification Number. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>If this number has not been obtained then submit form <a href="http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/quick_topics/forms/pages/62-730.htm">8700-12FL</a> requesting an EPA Identification Number. Check box 9.A.(5) on the form 8700-12FL indicating the facility is applying for an authorization to manage CESQG waste generated at other facilities. Identify the facility as a non-handler of hazardous waste. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Attach documentation providing information on facility-specific operating conditions, including a general description how the hazardous materials are diverted and stored, how long they are stored, and how they are properly managed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.75in'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>For a generic letter that addresses 1, 2 and 3 above and can be modified for your program, see </span><a href="http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/hazardous/pages/publications.htm"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/hazardous/pages/publications.htm</span></a><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>, select <a name=content></a><span style='color:black'>“</span></span><a href="http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/quick_topics/publications/shw/hazardous/household/CESQGswastetoHHW.pdf" title="PDF Files Require Adobe Acrobat 5.0 or Higher to View"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Management of CESQGs Waste at Household Hazardous Waste Facilities</span></a><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.75in'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Upon receipt of information identified above, and assuming the facility is in compliance with the provisions of Rule 62-730.220(5), F.A.C., the Department will issue an authorization to the HHW Center for management of the CESQG waste, and will classify the facility as a non-handler of hazardous waste. The Hazardous Waste Regulation Section will provide a copy of the authorization to the DEP District Waste Program Administrator.<b><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Please note that while most illega</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>l methamphetamine clandestine drug labs<span style='color:#1F497D'> a</span><span style='color:black'>re CESQGs, make</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:black'>sure that you do not accept quantities of hazardous waste from clandestine labs that exceed the CESQG amount of less than100 kg/month or 1 kg/month of an acute hazardous waste.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Glen Perrigan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Florida Department of Environmental Protection<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2600 Blair Stone Road, MS4560<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>W:850-245-8749<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>F:850-412-0528<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>glen.perrigan@dep.state.fl.us<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>www.dep.state.fl.us<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></DIV>
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