The EPA announced on Friday it is proposing revisions to certain regulatory requirements for hazardous waste shipments between countries to ensure that recovery is done in an environmentally sound and economically efficient manner. These changes would make the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act's (RCRA) hazardous waste transboundary shipment regulations more consistent with those of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the agency said in a press release. Specifically, this rule proposes to revise:

• The existing RCRA regulation regarding the transboundary movement of hazardous wastes for recovery among countries belonging to the OECD to conform to legally required revisions made by the OECD
• The RCRA regulations for spent lead-acid batteries to add export notification and consent requirements
• The hazardous waste import requirements
• The address to which export exception reports are to be sent

Comments will be accepted for 60 days following publication in the Federal Register, which is expected within two weeks.

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• More information on the rule changes