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      Section 264.97(g) requires owners and operators conducting detection monitoring and compliance monitoring to determine an appropriate sampling procedure and interval for each hazardous constituent listed in the facility permit.  The sampling procedure must include:
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A sequence of at least four samples, taken at an interval that assures, to the greatest extent technically possible, that an independent sample is obtained, by reference to the uppermost aquifer's effective porosity, hydraulic conductivity, and hydraulic gradient, and the fate and transport characteristics of the potential contaminants; or
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CLOSURE AND POST-CLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
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      Sections 264.112(a) and 265.112(a) state that an owner or operator must have a written closure plan.  The closure plan must include the following data items:
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A description of how each hazardous waste management unit at the facility will be closed in accordance with §§264.111 and 265.111;
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A description of how final closure of the facility will be conducted in accordance with §§264.111 and 265.111.  The description must identify the maximum extent of operations which will be unclosed during the active life of the facility;
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An estimate of the maximum inventory of hazardous wastes ever on-site over the active life of the facility.  This should include a detailed description of the methods to be used during partial closures and final closure such as methods for removing, transporting, treating, storing, or disposing of all hazardous wastes, and identification of the type(s) of off-site hazardous waste management units to be used, if applicable;
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A detailed description of the steps needed to remove or decontaminate all hazardous waste residues and contaminated containment system components, equipment, structures, and soils during partial and final closure;
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A detailed description of other activities necessary during the closure period to ensure that all partial closures and final closure satisfy the closure performance standards, including ground-water monitoring, leachate collection, and run-on and run-off control;
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A schedule for closure of each hazardous waste management unit and for final closure of the facility.  The schedule must include, at a minimum:
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For facilities that use trust funds to establish financial assurance under §§264.143 and 265.143, or 264.145 and 265.145, and that are expected to close prior to the expiration of the permit, an estimate of the expected year of final closure.
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      Certain permitted surface impoundments and waste piles from which the owner or operator intends to remove or decontaminate the hazardous waste at partial or final closure are required by Sections 264.228(c)(1)(ii) and 264.258(c)(1)(ii) to have contingent closure plans.  In addition, owners or operators of tank systems or drip pads that intend to remove or decontaminate hazardous waste at partial or final closure are required to submit contingent closure plans as specified in sections 264.197(c)(1) and 265.197(c)(1), and 264.575(c)(1)(i)and 265.445(c)(1)(i), respectively.
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      Since permitted facilities submit the closure plan and contingency closure plans with the Part B permit application, activities associated with developing and modifying the closure plan are discussed in the Hazardous Waste Part B Permit Applications, Special Permits, and Permit Modifications ICR (#1573).  Prior to submitting a permit application, interim status facilities must prepare a closure plan.  Therefore, preparation of and modification to the closure plan for interim status facilities will be covered in this ICR (#1571).  This ICR will also include activities associated with the recordkeeping aspects of the regulations for both permitted and interim status facilities.
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         Maintaining the closure plan at the facility is the only respondent activity associated with the recordkeeping aspects of this regulation.  Respondent activities associated with developing a closure plan include:
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             Writing the closure schedule.
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      (2)	Notification and Amendment of Closure Plan
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      Permit modifications for permitted facilities under section 264.112(c) are included in the Hazardous Waste Part B Permit Applications, Special Permits, and Permit Modifications ICR (#1573).  Under section 265.112(c), owners or operators of interim status facilities may amend the closure plan at any time prior to notification of partial or final closure of the facility.  An owner or operator with an approved closure plan must submit a written request to EPA to authorize a change in the approved closure plan.  The owner or operator must amend the closure plan at least 60 days prior to the proposed change in the facility design or operation, or no later than 60 days after an unexpected event has occurred which has affected the closure plan.  An owner or operator with an approved closure plan must submit the amended plan to EPA.
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      Interim status facilities with approved closure plans must prepare and submit a notification of amendment, amend the plan, and submit the plan to EPA, pursuant to section 265.112(c).
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      Under Section 264.112(d)(1), owners or operators of permitted facilities must notify the Regional Administrator of imminent closure intentions.  Section 265.112(d)(1) requires owners or operators of interim status facilities with approved closure plans to notify EPA of closure in writing within a specified period of time before closure of the unit.  Section 265.112(d)(1) also requires owners or operators of interim status facilities to submit a closure plan to the Regional Administrator prior to closure.  In addition, section 265.112(d)(3) requires owners or operators of interim status facilities to submit the closure plan to the Regional Administrator no later than 15 days after termination of interim status.
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      Under section 264.112(d)(1) or 265.112(d)(1) permitted and interim status facilities must prepare and submit a notification to EPA of imminent closure.  Interim status facilities also must submit a closure plan under section 265.112(d)(1) or 265.112(d)(3).
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      (4)	 Extensions and Allowances During the Closure Period
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      Under 40 CFR 264.113 and 265.113, owners and operators may prepare demonstrations in support of certain extensions and allowances during the closure period.  Sections 264.113(a) and 265.113(a) allow owners and operators to request an extension for the treatment, storage, or removal of hazardous waste.  To receive such an extension, the owner or operator must request a permit modification and demonstrate the following:
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            Treatment, storage, and removal activities will, of necessity, take longer than 90 days to complete; or
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            The hazardous waste management unit or facility has the capacity to receive additional hazardous or non-hazardous wastes; there is a likelihood that operations will be recommenced within one year; and closure of the unit would be incompatible with continued operation of the site; and
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            The owner or operator has taken and will continue to take all steps necessary to prevent threats to human health and the environment, including compliance with all applicable permit requirements.
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      Sections 264.113(b) and 265.113(b) allow owners and operators to request an extension of the closure period.  To receive such an extension, the owner or operator must request a permit modification and demonstrate the following:
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Partial of final closure activities will, of necessity, take longer than 180 days to complete; or
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The hazardous waste management unit or facility has the capacity to receive additional hazardous or non-hazardous wastes; there is a reasonable likelihood that operations will be recommenced within one year; and closure of the unit would be incompatible with continued operation of the site; and
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The owner or operator has taken and will continue to take all steps necessary to prevent threats to human health and the environment, including compliance with all applicable permit requirements.
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      Sections 264.113(d) and 265.113(d) allow owners and operators to request an allowance to receive only non-hazardous wastes in a landfill, land treatment, or surface impoundment unit after the final receipt of hazardous waste.  To receive such an allowance, the owner or operator must request a permit modification, and include the following demonstrations and information:
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The unit has the existing design capacity as indicated on the part A application to receive non-hazardous wastes;
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There it a reasonable likelihood that operations will be recommenced within one year after the final receipt of hazardous wastes;
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The non-hazardous wastes will not be incompatible with any remaining wastes in the unit or facility;
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Closure of the unit would be incompatible with continued operation of the site;
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The owner or operator is operating and will continue to operate in compliance with all applicable permit requirements;
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The request to modify the permit includes an amended waste analysis plan, ground-water monitoring and response program, human exposure assessment, closure and post-closure plans, updated cost estimates and demonstrations of financial assurance for closure and post-closure care, and changes in closure activities.
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      The burden associated with developing a permit modification for such an extension or allowance is addressed in the Hazardous Waste Part B Permit Application, Permit Modifications, and Special Permits ICR (#1573).  Other respondent activities associated with obtaining an extension or allowance include the following:
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Reading the regulations;
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Preparing and submitting the demonstration for an extension for treatment, storage, or removal of hazardous waste;
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Preparing and submitting the demonstration for an extension of the closure period; and
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Preparing and submitting the demonstration for receiving non-hazardous wastes.
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      (5)	 Closure Certification
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      Sections 264.115 and 265.115 require owners or operators to submit to the Regional Administrator a certification that the unit or facility has been closed in accordance with the specifications in the approved closure plan.  Documentation supporting the independent registered professional engineer's certification must be furnished to the Regional Administrator upon request before he or she releases the owner or operator from the financial assurance requirements for closure under §§264.143(i) and 265.143(h).
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      In order to certify that the unit or facility has been closed in accordance with the specifications in the approved closure plan, respondents must perform the following activities:
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Collect documentation to support the certification and submit the certification.
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      (6)	Survey Plat
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      Sections 264.116 and 265.116 require an owner or operator to submit to the Regional Administrator a survey plat indicating the location and dimensions of landfill cells or other hazardous waste disposal units with respect to permanently surveyed benchmarks.
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      In order to comply with §264.116 and §265.116, respondents must have a professional land surveyor prepare and certify a survey plat, and submit the plat to the Regional Administrator.
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      (7)	Post-Closure Plan
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      Sections 264.118(a) and 265.118(a) state that the owner or operator of a hazardous waste disposal facility must have a written post-closure plan.  Surface impoundments and waste piles from which the owner or operator intends to remove or decontaminate the hazardous waste at partial or final closure are required by §§264.228(c)(1)(ii) and 264.258(c)(1)(ii) to have contingent post-closure plans submitted with the Part B permit application.  In addition, owners or operators of tank systems or drip pads that intend to remove or decontaminate the hazardous waste at partial or final closure are required to submit a contingent post-closure plan, as specified in sections 264.197(c)(2) and 265.197(c)(2), and 264.575(c)(1)(ii) and 265.445(c)(1)(ii), respectively.  Section 265.118 requires owners or operators to maintain a copy of the post-closure plan at the facility.
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      Data items included in the post-closure plan are listed below:
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A description of the facility's monitoring activities and frequencies at which they will be performed to comply with Subparts F, K, L, M, N, and X during the post-closure care period;
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A description of the planned maintenance activities, and frequencies at which they will be performed;
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The name, address, and phone number of the person or office to contact about the hazardous waste disposal unit or facility during the post-closure care period; and
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A copy of the approved post-closure plan, to be provided to the Regional Administrator upon request, until final closure of the facility.
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      Since permitted facilities submit post-closure and contingent post-closure plans with the Part B permit application, activities associated with developing these post-closure plans are discussed in the Hazardous Waste Part B Permit Applications, Special Permits, and Permit Modifications ICR (#1573).  Prior to submitting a permit, interim status facilities must develop a post-closure plan.  Therefore, preparation of these plans for interim status facilities will be covered in this ICR (#1571).  This ICR will also focus on activities associated with the recordkeeping aspects of the regulations for both permitted and interim status facilities.
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      Section 265.118(e) requires an interim status facility owner or operator to submit a post-closure plan to the Regional Administrator no later than 15 days after termination of interim status, except when a permit is issued simultaneously with termination of interim status, or the facility is issued a judicial decree or final order under §3008 of RCRA to cease receiving hazardous wastes or close.  If the Regional Administrator does not approve the plan, the owner or operator must modify the plan or submit a new plan for approval.
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      In order to comply with the post-closure plan requirements, respondents must perform the following activities:
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            Read the regulations;
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            Collect the necessary information;
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            Prepare and submit the post-closure plan or contingent post-closure plan, if applicable (new interim status facilities only); and
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            Maintain the plan.
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      (8)	Notification and Amendment of Post-Closure Plan Under 265.118(d)(1)-(3)
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      Section 265.118(d)(1)-(3) requires owners or operators of interim status facilities to submit written requests to authorize changes to approved post closure plans, and requires submittal of modified plans to the Regional Administrator.  Under section 264.118(d)(1)-(3), permitted facilities must request permit modifications to authorize and make changes to approved post-closure plans.  Such permit modifications are included in ICR #1573.
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Prepare a notification of amendment;
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Submit these data items to EPA, as required by section 265.118(d)(1)-(3).
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      (9)	Amendment of Post-Closure Plan Under 265.118(d)(4), (f), and (g)(1)
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      Under 40 CFR 265.118(d)(4), if the Regional Administrator determines that an owner or operator of a surface impoundment or waste pile who intended to remove all hazardous wastes at closure must close the facility as a landfill, the owner or operator must submit to the Regional Administrator within 90 days of the determination a post-closure plan for approval.  If the Regional Administrator requests modifications to the plan, the owner or operator must submit the modified plan no later than 60 days after the Regional Administrator's request or no later than 90 days if the unit is a surface impoundment or waste pile not previously required to prepare a contingent closure plan.
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      Under section 265.118(f), if the Regional Administrator does not approve the plan, he or she must provide the owner or operator with a detailed written statement of reasons for the refusal.  The owner or operator must modify the plan or submit a new plan within 30 days after receiving such written statement.
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      Under section 265.118(g)(1), the owner or operator may prepare and submit a petition to the Regional Administrator to extend or reduce the post-closure period applicable to a hazardous waste management unit or facility, or to alter the requirements of the post-closure care period.
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      In order to comply with sections 265.118(d)(4) and 265.118(f), respondents must perform the following activities:
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Prepare an amended post-closure plan;
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Modify and resubmit plan, if not approved by EPA
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      In order to obtain an extension or reduction of the post-closure period, per section 265.118(g)(1), respondents must prepare a petition and submit it to EPA.  (Permitted facilities are covered in the Hazardous Waste Part B Permit Applications, Specific Permits and Permit Modifications ICR, #1573.)
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      Sections 264.119(a) and 265.119(a) require owners or operators to submit to the local zoning authority, or to the authority with jurisdiction over local land use, and to the Regional Administrator a record of the type, location, and quantity of hazardous wastes disposed of within each cell or other disposal unit of the facility.
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      In order to comply with sections 264.119(a) and 265.119(a), respondents must perform the following activities:
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            Determine the specifications of the hazardous waste activity; and
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      Sections 264.119(b)(2) and 265.119(b)(2) require owners or operators to submit to the Regional Administrator a signed certification that they have recorded the notation required in §§264.119(b)(1) and 265.119(b)(1), including a copy of the document in which the notation has been placed.
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      In order to comply with sections 264.119(b)(2) and 265.119(b)(2), respondents must record the notation on the deed, and develop and submit the certification to the Regional Administrator.
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      Sections 264.119(c) and 265.119(c) state that if an owner wishes to remove hazardous wastes and residues, liners, or contaminated soils, he or she must request a modification to the post-closure permit and demonstrate that removal of hazardous waste will satisfy the criteria of §§264.117(c) and 265.118(g).  For permitted facilities, the modification will be done through the permit modification process and will be covered by the Hazardous Waste Part B Permit Applications, Special Permits, and Permit Modifications ICR (#1573).
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      Sections 264.120 and 265.120 state that owners or operators must submit to the Regional Administrator a certification that the post-closure care period for the facility was performed in accordance with the specifications in the approved closure plan.  Documentation supporting the independent registered professional engineer's certification must be furnished to the Regional Administrator upon request before he or she releases the owner from the financial assurance requirements for closure under §§264.145(i) and 265.145(h).
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      Sections 264.101(b) and 264.101(c) require owners and operators of facilities containing solid waste management units (SWMUs) to institute corrective action as necessary, and to provide assurances of financial responsibility for completing such corrective action.  This assurance must contain the documented assurances of financial responsibility in the permit for the means of corrective action chosen.
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         In order to comply with sections 264.101(b) and 264.101(c), respondents must prepare and submit to the Regional Administrator, with the permit, documented assurances of financial responsibility for the corrective action chosen to be implemented.
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      Sections 264.142, 265.142, 264.144, and 265.144 require owners and operators to maintain a detailed written estimate of the cost of facility closure or post-closure care, in accordance with the requirements specified in §§264.142(a), 265.142(a), 264.144(a), and 265.144(a), respectively.  Section 264.144 only applies to owners or operators of disposal surface impoundments, disposal miscellaneous units, land treatment units, or landfill units, or owners or operators of surface impoundments or waste piles required to prepare contingency closure and post-closure plans, while Section 265.144 applies to owners or operators of interim status hazardous waste disposal units.  These estimates must include the following data items:
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                        when the extent and manner of its operation would make closure the most expensive, as indicated by its closure plan (§§264.142(a)(1) and 265.142(a)(1)); or
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                        facility in accordance with the applicable post-closure regulations specified in §§264.144(a) and 265.144(a);
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                        contingent post-closure plan, but not the cost of expected closure under §264.258(c)(2);
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                        contingent post-closure plan, if those costs are greater than the costs of complying with the closure plan prepared for the expected closure under §§264.197(a) and 265.197(a).
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Estimates of the following cost, as required under §264.228(c)(2) for surface impoundments, §§264.575(c)(2) and 265.445(c)(2) for drip pads, and §264.258(c)(2) for waste piles:
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                        contingent post-closure plan, but not the cost of expected closure under §§264.228(a) for surface impoundments, 264.575(a) or 265.445(a) for drip pads, and 264.258(a) for waste piles.
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Costs to owners or operators of hiring a third party to conduct closure or post-closure care at the facility;
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An adjustment of the closure or post-closure cost estimate for inflation within sixty days of the anniversary date of the establishment of the financial instrument(s) used to assure financial responsibility for closure (thirty days in the case of owners or operators using the financial test or corporate guarantee)(§§264.142(b), 265.142(b), 264.144(b), and 265.144(b)); and
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A revision of the closure or post-closure cost estimate no later than thirty days after a modification has been made to the closure or post-closure plan which increases the closure or post-closure cost (§§264.142(c), 265.142(c), 264.144(c), and 265.144(c)).
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      Owners and operators will need to engage in several activities in order to collect and maintain the data required by §§264.142, 265.142, 264.144, and 265.144:
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Reading the regulations;
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Maintaining at the facility the latest closure or post-closure cost estimate and any subsequent adjustments.
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      Owners or operators are required to establish and provide evidence of financial assurance for facility closure (§§264.143 and 265.143) and post-closure care (§§264.145 and 265.145).  Several financial instruments are described throughout these sections for the purpose of establishing financial assurance:
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      Sections 264.143(a), 265.143(a), 264.145(a), and 265.145(a) explain that owners or operators may establish a closure or post-closure trust fund in order to comply with §§264.143, 265.143, 264.145, and 265.145 requirements.  Data items for establishing and providing evidence of a closure or post-closure trust fund include:
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A trust agreement in compliance with §§264.143(a)(2)-(8) and (10), 265.143(a)(2)-(8) and (10), 264.145(a)(2)-(8) and (11), and 265.145(a)(2)-(8) and (11); and
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For post-closure trust funds, a formal certification of acknowledgment (§§264.145(a)(2) and 265.145(a)(2)).
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      Owners and operators establishing a trust fund in order to comply with the closure and post-closure financial assurance requirements of sections 264.143, 265.143, 264.145, and 265.145 will need to engage in the following respondent activities:
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Reading the regulations;
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Establishing a closure or post-closure trust fund, in compliance with §§264.143(a)(2)-(8) and (10), 265.143(a)(2)-(8) and (10), 264.145(a)(2)-(8) and (11), and 265.145(a)(2)-(8) and (11);
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Submitting an originally signed duplicate of the trust agreement to the EPA Regional Administrator (owners or operators of new facilities must submit this at least sixty days prior to receiving hazardous waste for treatment, storage, or disposal);
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Submitting the formal certification of acknowledgment required for post-closure trust funds; and
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      Sections 264.143(b), 265.143(b), 264.145(b), and 265.145(b) allow owners and operators to establish surety bonds in order to comply with the financial assurance requirements of Sections 264.143, 265.143, 264.145, and 265.145.  Establishing surety bonds that guarantee payment into a closure or post-closure trust fund will entail the collection of the following data items:
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A surety bond and trust agreement indicating the conditions of payment into the closure or post-closure standby trust fund specified in §§264.143(b)(2)-(6) and (8), 265.143(b)(2)-(6) and (8), 264.145(b)(2)-(6) and (8), and 265.145(b)(2)-(6) and (8); and
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Evidence of an increase or decrease in the closure or post-closure cost estimate that may require the penal sum of the surety bond to be increased or decreased accordingly (§§264.143(b)(7), 265.143(b)(7), 264.145(b)(7), and 265.145(b)(7)).
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      In collecting these data items, owners and operators will need to engage in the following respondent activities:
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Reading the regulations;
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Establishing a surety bond and trust agreement that comply with the financial assurance requirements of §§264.143, 265.143, 264.145, and 265.145;
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Submitting originally signed duplicates of the surety bond and trust agreement to the Regional Administrator (for new facilities, these must be submitted at least sixty days before receiving hazardous waste for disposal);
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Submitting evidence of and obtaining approval from the Regional Administrator for alternate financial assurance mechanisms, in the case of cancellation of the bond by the surety;
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Increasing the penal sum amount, in the case of an corresponding increase in the closure or post-closure cost estimate; and
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Submitting evidence of such an increase in the closure or post-closure cost estimate to the Regional Administrator.
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      Sections 264.143(c) and 264.145(c) allow owners or operators of permitted facilities to comply with §§264.143 and 264.145 requirements by obtaining a surety bond that guarantees performance of closure or post-closure care.  Data items for this option include:
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A surety bond and trust agreement indicating the conditions of payment into the standby trust fund specified in §§264.143(c)(2)-(6) and (8) and 264.145(c)(2)-(6) and (9); and
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Evidence of an increase in the closure or post-closure cost estimate that may require the penal sum of the surety bond to be increased or decreased accordingly (§§264.143(c)(7) and 264.145(c)(7)).
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            (ii)	Respondent activities:
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      In collecting these data items, owners and operators will need to engage in the following respondent activities:
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Reading the regulations;
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Obtaining a surety bond and trust agreement that comply with the financial assurance requirements of §§264.143 and 264.145;
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Submitting originally signed duplicates of the surety bond and trust agreement to the Regional Administrator (for new facilities, these must be submitted at least sixty days prior to receiving hazardous wastes for disposal);
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Submitting evidence of and obtaining approval from the Regional Administrator for alternate financial assurance mechanisms, in the case of cancellation of the bond by the surety;
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Increasing the penal sum amount, in the case of a corresponding increase in the closure or post-closure cost estimate; and
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Submitting evidence of such an increase in the closure or post-closure cost estimate to the Regional Administrator.
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            (d)	Closure or Post-Closure Letter of Credit
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      Sections 264.143(d), 265.143(c), 264.145(d), and 265.145(c) specify that owners or operators may obtain an irrevocable standby letter of credit in order to satisfy financial assurance requirements.  Data items for this information collection include:
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A  letter of credit from an issuing institution authorized to issue letters of credit and whose letter-of-credit operations are regulated and examined by a Federal or State agency;
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A trust agreement indicating the conditions of payment into the standby trust fund specified in §§264.143(d)(2)-(4) and (6), 265.143(c)(2)-(4) and (6), 264.145(d)(2)-(6), and 265.145(c)(2)-(6);
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Notification from the issuing institution to the owner/operator and EPA of a decision not to extend the expiration date mailed at least 120 days before the current expiration date of the letter of credit (§§264.143(d)(5) and 265.143(c)(5));
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A letter (to accompany the letter of credit) from the owner or operator providing the following information:
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                  --	The number, issuing institution, and date of the letter of credit;
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                  --	The EPA identification number, name, and address of the facility; 		and
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                  --	The amount of funds assured for closure of or post-closure care for 		the facility by the letter of credit; and
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           Evidence of an increase in the closure or post-closure cost estimate that may require the amount of credit to be increased accordingly (§§264.143(d)(7), 265.143(c)(7), 264.145(d)(7), and 265.145(c)(7)).
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            (ii)	Respondent activities:
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      Owners or operators will need to engage in the following activities in order to satisfy the financial assurance requirements with a closure or post-closure letter of credit:
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Reading the regulations;
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Obtaining a letter of credit from an issuing institution and establishing the stand-by trust fund;
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Writing a letter from the owner or operator to accompany the letter of credit;
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Submitting the following documents to the Regional Administrator:
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                  --	The letter of credit (in the case of new permitted facilities, this must be 	submitted at least sixty days prior to receiving hazardous waste for 		treatment, storage, or disposal, pursuant to §§264.143(d)(1) and 		264.145(d)(1));
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                  --	The accompanying letter from the owner or operator; and
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                  --	An originally signed duplicate of the trust agreement;
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Increasing the amount of the letter of credit, in the case of corresponding increase in the closure or post-closure cost estimate; and
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Submitting evidence of such an increase in the closure or post-closure cost estimate to the Regional Administrator.
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            (e)	Closure or Post-Closure Insurance
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      Owners or operators may satisfy the financial assurance requirements for closure or post-closure care by establishing closure or post-closure insurance according to §§264.143(e), 265.143(d), 264.145(e), and 265.145(d).  Data items for this information collection include:
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A closure or post-closure insurance policy (identified by a certificate of insurance) that meets the requirements specified in §§264.143(e)(1)-(4) and (8), 265.143(d)(1)-(4) and (8), 264.145(e)(1)-(5) and (8), or 265.145(d)(1)-(5) and (8);
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In the case of some interim status facilities, a letter from an insurer stating that an owner or operator is being considered for a closure insurance policy (§§265.143(d)(1) and 265.145(d)(1)); and
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Evidence of an increase in the closure or post-closure cost estimate that may require the face amount of the insurance policy to be increased accordingly (§§264.143(e)(7), 265.143(d)(7), 264.145(e)(7), and 265.145(d)(7)).
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            (ii)	Respondent activities:
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      Collecting this data will entail the following respondent activities:
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Reading the regulations;
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Obtaining a closure or post-closure insurance policy that satisfies the requirements of §§264.143, 265.143, 264.145, or 265.145;
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Submitting a certificate of this insurance policy to the Regional Administrator (for new facilities, this must be submitted at least sixty days prior to receiving hazardous wastes for treatment, storage, or disposal);
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In the case of some interim status facilities, submitting a letter from an insurer stating that the insurer is considering issuance of an insurance certificate (in this case, owners or operators must submit the certificate of insurance within ninety days of the effective date of these regulations); and
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Submitting evidence of an increase in the current closure or post-closure cost estimate that may require the face amount of the insurance policy to be modified accordingly.
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            (f)	Financial Test and Corporate Guarantee for Closure or
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            Post-Closure Care
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      Sections 264.143(f), 265.143(e), 264.145(f), and 265.145(e) allow owners and operators to satisfy closure or post-closure financial assurance requirements by demonstrating financial strength using the financial test specified in these sections.  Data items for this demonstration include:
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A letter signed by the owner's or operator's chief financial officer and worded as specified in §264.151(f);
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A copy of an independent certified public accountant's report on examination of the owner's or operator's financial statements for the latest completed fiscal year;
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A special report from the owner's or operator's independent certified public accountant to the owner or operator covering the specifications outlined in §§264.143(f)(3)(iii), 265.143(e)(3)(iii), 264.145(f)(3)(iii), or 265.145(e)(3)(iii);
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If an extension of submission of the above documents is sought, a letter from the owner's or operator's chief financial officer to the Regional Administrator of each Region in which facilities to be covered under the financial test are located.  This letter, allowed only under §§265.143(e)(4) and 265.145(e)(4), must contain the following data items:
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                  --	A request for the extension;
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                  --	A certification that the chief financial officer believes that the owner 		or operator meets the criteria of the financial test;
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                  --	For each facility to be covered by the test, the EPA identification 		number, name, address, and current closure and post-closure cost 		estimates to be covered by the test;
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                  --	A specification of the date (no later than ninety days after the end 		of such fiscal year) when the owner or operator will submit the 			documents specified in §§265.143(e)(3) and 265.145(e)(3); and
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                  --	A certification that the year-end financial statements of the owner 		or operator for such fiscal year will be audited by an independent 		certified public accountant;
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            Annual updates of the above data items;
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            A notice of intent to establish alternative financial assurance, if the owner or operator fails the financial test and no longer meets the requirements of §§264.143(f)(1), 265.143(e)(1), 264.145(f)(1), or 265.145(e)(1);
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            Reports of financial conditions as required by the Regional Administrator (§§264.143(f)(7), 265.143(e)(7), 264.145(f)(7), and 265.145(e)(7));
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            If applicable, a written guarantee from the parent corporation of the owner or operator that satisfies financial assurance requirements (§§264.143(f)(10), 265.143(e)(10), 264.145(f)(10), or 265.145(e)(10)); and
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            Notification from the insurer to the owner/operator and EPA of a decision to cancel, terminate, or fail to renew the policy (§§264.145(f)(11)(ii) and 265.143(e)(11)(ii)).
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            (ii)	Respondent activities:
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      Owners or operators will need to engage in the following respondent activities in order to collect the data required by these sections:
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Reading the regulations;
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Writing the letter signed by the chief financial officer;
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Submitting the following documents to the Regional Administrator (for new facilities, these documents must be submitted at least sixty days prior to receiving hazardous waste for treatment, storage, or disposal):
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                  --	The letter signed by the chief financial officer;
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                  --	A copy of the independent certified public accountant's report; and
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                  --	The special report from the independent certified public 								 accountant;
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               Submitting updated information annually;
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               If applicable, writing and submitting a notice, by certified mail, to the Regional Administrator of intent to establish other financial assurance;
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               Writing and submitting additional reports of financial condition at any time, as directed by the Regional Administrator; and
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               If applicable, submitting the corporate guarantee from the parent corporation of the owner or operator.
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            (g)	Use of a Financial Mechanism for Multiple Facilities
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      Sections 264.143(h), 265.143(g), 264.145(h), and 265.145(g) specify that owners or operators may use one of the above financial assurance mechanisms to meet the requirements of §§264.143, 265.143, 264.145, or 265.145 for more than one facility.  In such cases, the owner and operator must provide the following data items for each facility:
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EPA identification number, name, and address; and
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The amount of funds for closure or post-closure care assured by the mechanism.
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            (ii)	Respondent activities:
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      To comply with the requirements of these sections, owners and operators will need to engage in the following activities:
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Reading the regulations;
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Submitting the data items listed above to the Regional Administrator; and
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If the facilities covered by the mechanism are located in more than one Region, submitting identical evidence of financial assurance to all the applicable Regional Administrators.
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      (4)	Liability Requirements
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            (a)	Coverage for Sudden or Nonsudden Accidental Occurrences
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Data items:
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      Sections 264.147(a) and 265.147(a) specify that owners and operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities must demonstrate financial responsibility for bodily injury and property damage to third parties caused by sudden accidental occurrences arising from operations of the facility or group of facilities.  Similarly, §§264.147(b) and 265.147(b) require owners or operators of surface impoundments, landfills, land treatment facilities managing hazardous wastes, or combinations of such facilities to demonstrate financial responsibility for bodily injury and property damage to third parties caused by nonsudden accidental occurrences arising from facilities' operations.  In order to comply with these sections, owners or operators will need to gather the following data items:
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Liability coverage demonstrated by one of the following documents (data items for these documents are described in full in the following sections):
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                  --	A liability insurance policy (§§264.147(a)(1), 265.147(a)(1), 							264.147(b)(1), or 265.147(b)(1)), accompanied by a signed duplicate 						original of a Hazardous Waste Facility Liability Endorsement or a
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				Certificate of Liability Insurance (§§264.147(a)(1) and 264.147(b)(1) 						only);
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                  --	Written evidence of passing a financial test or a written
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                       guarantee for liability coverage from the owner's or operator's parent corporation, a firm whose parent corporation is the parent corporation of the owner or operator, or a firm with a "substantial business relationship" with the owner or operator (§§264.147(a)(2), 265.147(a)(2), 264.147(b)(2), and 265.147(b)(2));
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                  --	A letter of credit for liability coverage (§§264.147(a)(3),
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                        265.147(a)(3), 264.147(b)(3), and 265.147(b)(3));
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                  --	A surety bond for liability coverage (§§264.147(a)(4),
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                       265.147(a)(4), 264.147(b)(4), and 265.147(b)(4));
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                  --	A trust fund for liability coverage (§§264.147(a)(5), 265.147(a)(5),
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                        264.147(b)(5), and 265.147(b)(5)); or
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                  --	A combination of insurance, financial test, guarantee, letter of
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                        credit, surety bond, and trust fund (§§264.147(a)(6), 265.147(a)(6), 264.147(b)(6), and 265.147(b)(6));
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A written notification to the Regional Administrator whenever a claim or verification of a valid claim for bodily injury or property damages caused by the operation of a hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility is made against the owner or operator (§§264.147(a)(7), 265.147(a)(7), 264.147(b)(7), and 265.147(b)(7)); and
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A written notification to the Regional Administrator whenever the amount of financial assurance for liability coverage under one of the above-mentioned instruments is reduced, contingent on a claim or verification of a valid claim (§§264.147(a)(7), 265.147(a)(7), 264.147(b)(7), and 265.147(b)(7)).
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	(ii)	Respondent activities:
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      Owners or operator will need to engage in the following activities in order to comply with the information collection requirements of §§264.147(a) and (b), and 265.147(a) and (b):
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Read the regulations;
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Establish liability coverage using one of the financial instruments listed above;
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            Submit appropriate evidence of such financial instruments to the Regional Administrator (in the case of new facilities establishing liability insurance, this must be submitted at least sixty days before receiving hazardous wastes for treatment, storage, or disposal, according to §§264.147(a)(1)(i) and 265.147(b)(1)(i));
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            Prepare, write, and submit a notification to the Regional Administrator whenever a claim for bodily injury is made against the owner or operator; and
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            Prepare, write, and submit a notification to the Regional Administrator whenever the amount of financial assurance for liability coverage is reduced.
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Submission of the two notifications listed immediately above will only occur in the event of a claim; therefore, if no accidental releases occur, owners or operators may never need to submit these notifications.
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Sections 264.147(a)(1), 264.147(b)(1), 265.147(a)(1), and 265.147(b)(1) require owners or operators to submit a duplicate of the endorsement or certificate of insurance, and, if requested by the Regional Administrator, a duplicate of the insurance policy.
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      (ii)	Respondent activities:
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Owners or operators will need to engage in the following activities to complete the requirements for this option:
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            Reading the regulations;
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            Obtaining an insurance policy amended by attachment of the Hazardous Waste Facility Liability Endorsement or evidenced by a Certificate of Liability Insurance and meeting other specifications outlined in §§264.147(a)(1), 264.147(b)(1), 265.147(a)(1), or 265.147(b)(1);
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            Submitting a signed duplicate original of the endorsement or the certificate of insurance to the Regional Administrator, or Regional Administrators if the facilities are located in more than one Region; and
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            If requested by the Regional Administrator, submitting a signed duplicate original of the insurance policy (for new facilities this must be submitted at least sixty days before receiving hazardous waste for treatment, storage, or disposal).
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      Section 265.147(c) provides for a variance from the financial responsibility requirements if the owner or operator can demonstrate that the required levels of financial responsibility are not consistent with the degree and duration of risk associated with treatment, storage, or disposal at the facility.  The request for a variance must be submitted in writing to EPA, and may include technical and engineering information that is deemed necessary by the Regional Administrator.
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      Owners and operators that wish to apply for a variance must prepare and submit information in support of the variance.
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            (i)	Data items:
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      Sections 264.147(f) and 265.147(f) allow owners or operators to satisfy liability requirements by passing a financial test.  Data items for these sections include:
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A letter signed by the owner's or operator's chief financial officer and worded as specified in §264.151(g); if the financial test is also being used to demonstrate closure or post-closure financial assurance, the letter specified in §264.151(g) must be submitted to cover both forms of financial responsibility;
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A copy of an independent certified public accountant's report on examination of the owner's or operator's financial statements for the latest completed fiscal year;
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A special report from the owner's or operator's independent certified public accountant to the owner or operator covering the specifications outlined in §§264.147(f)(3)(iii) and 265.147(f)(3)(iii);
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If an extension of submission of the above documents is sought, a letter from the owner's or operator's chief financial officer to the Regional Administrator of each Region in which facilities to be covered under the financial test are located.  This letter, allowed only under §265.147(f)(4), must contain the following data items:
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                  --	A request for the extension;
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                  --	A certification that the chief financial officer believes that the owner
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                        or operator meets the criteria of the financial test;
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                  --	For each facility to be covered by the test, the EPA identification
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                        number, name, address, and current closure and post-closure cost estimates to be covered by the test;
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                  --	A specification of the date (no later than ninety days after the end
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                        of such fiscal year) when the owner or operator will submit the documents specified in §§265.147(f)(3); and
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                  --	A certification that the year-end financial statements of the owner
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                        or operator for such fiscal year will be audited by an independent certified public accountant;
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Annual updates of the above data items; and
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Should the owner or operator fail the test and no longer meet the requirements of §§264.147(f)(1) or 265.147(f)(1), evidence of insurance obtained for the entire amount of required liability coverage specified in §§264.147 and 265.147.
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            (ii)	Respondent activities:
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      Owners or operators will need to engage in the following respondent activities in order to collect the data required by these sections:
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Reading the regulations;
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Writing the letter signed by the chief financial officer;
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Submitting the following documents to the Regional Administrator (for new facilities, these documents must be submitted at least sixty days prior to receiving hazardous waste for treatment, storage, or disposal):
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                  --	The letter signed by the chief financial officer;
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                  --	A copy of an independent certified public accountant's report; and
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                  --	The special report from an independent certified public accountant;
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Submitting updated information annually; and
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Should the owner or operator fail the test and no longer meet §§264.147 or 265.147 requirements, submitting evidence to the Regional Administrator of insurance obtained for the entire amount of required liability coverage specified in these sections.
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            (e)	Guarantee for Liability Coverage
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      Sections 264.147(g) and 265.147(g) allow owners or operators to meet liability requirements by obtaining a written guarantee, under the conditions specified in §§264.147(g)(2) and 265.147(g)(2).  Data items for this option include:
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A certified copy of a written guarantee from the direct or higher-tier parent corporation of the owner or operator, a firm whose parent corporation is the parent corporation of the owner or operator, or a firm with a "substantial business relationship" with the owner or operator;
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In the case of corporations incorporated in the United States, a written statement from applicable Attorney(s) General or Insurance Commissioners  to EPA indicating that a guarantee executed as described in the regulations is a legally valid and enforceable obligation in that State (§§264.147(g)(2) and 265.147(g)(2));
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In the case of corporations incorporated outside the United States, identification by the non-U.S. corporation of a registered agent for service of process in each State in which the facility covered by the guarantee is located and in the State in which it has its principal place of business, and a written statement from applicable Attorney(s) General or Insurance Commissioner of each applicable State indicating that a guarantee executed as described in the regulations is a legally valid and enforceable obligation in that State (§§264.147(g)(2) and 265.147(g)(2)); and
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A letter from the guarantor's chief financial officer as specified in §§264.147(f)(3) and 265.147(f)(3) that demonstrates that the guarantor has passed the financial test.
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            (ii)	Respondent activities:
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      Owners or operators will need to engage in the following respondent activities in order to collect the data required by these sections:
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Reading the regulations;
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Obtaining a written guarantee from the direct or higher-tier parent corporation of the owner or operator, a firm whose parent corporation is the parent corporation of the owner or operator, or a firm with a "substantial business relationship" with the owner or operator;
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Submitting a certified copy of this written guarantee to the Regional Administrator along with the items specified in §§264.147(f)(3) and 265.147(f)(3); and
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Submitting a letter from the guarantor's chief financial officer as specified in §§264.147(f)(3) and 265.147(f)(3) that demonstrates that the guarantor has passed the financial test.
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            (f)	Letter of Credit for Liability Coverage
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            (i)	Data items:
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      Sections 264.147(h) and 265.147(h) allow owners or operators to satisfy financial requirements for liability by obtaining the following data item:
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An irrevocable standby letter of credit that conforms to applicable requirements and is submitted from a financial institution with the authority to issue letters of credit, whose letter of credit operations are regulated and examined by a Federal or State agency, and whose letters of credit meet the requirements of §264.147(h).
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            (ii)	Respondent activities:
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      Owners or operators using this option to satisfy financial assurance for liability will need to engage in the following activities:
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Reading the regulations;
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Obtaining the standby letter of credit described above; and
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Submitting a copy of this letter of credit to the Regional Administrator.
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            (g)	Surety Bond for Liability Coverage
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            (i)	Data item:
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      Sections 264.147(i) and 265.147(i) allow owners or operators to satisfy financial requirements for liability.  Under sections 264.147(i)(4) and 265.147(i)(4), a surety bond may be used to satisfy the requirements of this section only if the applicable Attorneys General or Insurance Commissioners have submitted a written statement to EPA that a surety bond executed as described in the regulations is a legally valid and enforceable obligation in that State.  The owner/operator must obtain a surety bond (and other information, where applicable) that conforms to the requirements specified in §§264.147(i) and 265.147(i).
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            (ii)	Respondent activities:
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      Owners or operators using this option to satisfy financial assurance for liability will need to engage in the following activities:
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Reading the regulations;
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Obtaining the surety bond described above; and
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Submitting a copy of this surety bond to the Regional Administrator.
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            (h)	Trust Fund for Liability Coverage
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            (i)	Data item:
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      Sections 264.147(j) and 265.147(j) allow owners or operators to satisfy financial requirements for liability by establishing a trust fund that conforms to the requirements specified in §§264.147(j) and 265.147(j).
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            (ii)	Respondent activities:
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      Owners or operators using this option to satisfy financial assurance for liability will need to engage in the following activities:
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Reading the regulations;
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Establishing the trust fund described above; and
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Submitting an originally signed duplicate of the trust agreement to the Regional Administrator.
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            (i)	Adjustments by the Regional Administrator
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            (i)	Data items:
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      Sections 264.147(d) and 265.147(d) allow Regional Administrators to adjust the level of financial responsibility required under §§264.147 and 265.147 in order to protect human health and the environment.  Respondents will need to furnish the following data items should Regional Administrators make such a determination:
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Any information which the Regional Administrator requests to determine whether cause exists for such adjustments of level or type of coverage; and
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If the Regional Administrator decides to adjust the level or type of coverage, the data elements necessary for a permit modification (detailed in ICR #1573).
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            (ii)	Respondent activities:
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      Owners or operators will need to engage in the following activities in order to satisfy the information collection requirements of this section:
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Reading the regulations;
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Submitting to the Regional Administrator any requested information; and
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Preparing, writing, and submitting a permit modification if the Regional Administrator decides to adjust level or type of coverage (specific respondent activities for permit modifications are detailed in ICR #1573).
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      (5)	Incapacity of Owners or Operators, Guarantors, or Financial Institutions
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            (i)	Data item:
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      Sections 264.148 and 265.148 require owners or operators to submit, if applicable, a notification of the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary proceeding under Title 11 (Bankruptcy), U.S. Code, naming the owner or operator as debtor (if the guarantor is named as the debtor, the collection of this data is the guarantor's responsibility).
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            (ii)	Respondent activities:
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      Activities for this data collection will include:
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Reading the regulations; and
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Submitting, by certified mail, a notice to the Regional Administrator indicating the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings in which the owner or operator or guarantor is named as debtor.
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      (6)	Use of State-Required Mechanisms
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            (i)	Data items:
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      Sections 264.149 and 265.149 allow owners or operators to use State-required financial assurance mechanisms to meet §§264.143, 264.145, 264.147, 265.143, 265.145, or 265.147 requirements.  Data items for this option include:
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