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Regulatory Compliance and Environmental Safety Flashcards

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  1. The National Contingency Plan (NCP) establishes the framework for federal response to which type of events?

    Answer: Oil spills and hazardous substance releases

    The NCP, codified at 40 CFR Part 300, provides the organizational structure and procedures for federal response to oil spills and hazardous substance releases under CWA and CERCLA.

  2. Which RCRA exclusion allows generators to accumulate hazardous waste on-site without a permit for up to 90 days?

    Answer: Large quantity generator (LQG) accumulation time exemption

    LQGs may accumulate hazardous waste on-site for up to 90 days without a storage permit, provided they meet all applicable standards during accumulation.

  3. Under the Clean Air Act's Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) program, major new sources in attainment areas must apply:

    Answer: Best Available Control Technology (BACT)

    PSD requires major new or modified sources in attainment areas to install BACT, which is determined case-by-case based on energy, environmental, and economic factors.

  4. A waste management professional discovers that a listed hazardous waste has been mixed with a non-hazardous solid waste. Under RCRA's mixture rule, the resulting mixture is:

    Answer: Considered hazardous unless it meets delisting criteria

    RCRA's mixture rule states that any mixture of a listed hazardous waste with solid waste is considered hazardous waste and subject to full Subtitle C regulation.

  5. Which international agreement governs the transboundary movement of hazardous waste and requires prior informed consent from receiving countries?

    Answer: Basel Convention

    The Basel Convention requires exporting countries to obtain prior informed consent from importing and transit countries before shipping hazardous waste across borders.

  6. Under RCRA's derived-from rule, residues generated from the treatment of a listed hazardous waste (e.g., incinerator ash) are:

    Answer: Still considered hazardous waste unless delisted

    The derived-from rule states that any residue derived from the treatment, storage, or disposal of a listed hazardous waste retains its hazardous waste status.

  7. Which federal agency is the lead agency for emergency response to hazardous substance releases under the National Response System?

    Answer: EPA for inland releases; US Coast Guard for coastal/marine releases

    Under the NCP, EPA serves as the On-Scene Coordinator lead for inland hazardous substance releases, while the US Coast Guard leads coastal and marine zone responses.