At its January 2016 meeting, the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board (Board) authorized the following Hazardous Waste rules: R315-103, R315-124, R315-260, R315-261, R315-262, R315-263, R315-264, R315-265, R315-266, R315-268, R315-270, and R315-273 to be published in the Utah Bulletin and to commence a 30 day comment period.

The Board also approved the publication and commencement of public comment on the repeal of following rules: R315-1, R315-2, R315-3, R315-4, R315-5, R315-6, R315-7, R315-8, R315-9, R315-12, R315-13, R315-14, R315-16, and R315-50.

The comment period will begin on February 1, 2016.  Written comments on both of these proposals will be accepted if received by 5:00 p.m. MT on March 3, 2016. Written comments should be submitted to the following mailing address:

Scott T. Anderson, Director
Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control
Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 144880
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4880

Comments can also be hand delivered and must be received by 5:00 p.m. MT on March 3, 2016. Hand-delivered comments should be submitted to the following address:

Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control
Multi Agency State Office Building
195 North 1950 West, 2nd Floor
Salt Lake City, Utah 84116

Comments can also be sent via electronic mail to swpublic@utah.gov.  Comments submitted via electronic format should be identified by putting, “Public Comment on Hazardous Waste Rules,” in the subject line. All documents included in comments should be submitted as ASCII (text) files or in pdf format.

An unofficial copy of the proposed hazardous waste rules will be made available on the Internet at http://www.deq.utah.gov/Laws_Rules/dshw/ProposedHWRules.htm.

For additional information, please contact Ralph Bohn of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control at (801) 536-0212.