Florida: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions

What it does

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action on the authorization of changes to Florida's hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended. These changes were outlined in a September 1, 2023, application to the EPA. We have determined that these changes satisfy all requirements needed for final authorization.

The Environmental Protection Agency's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

40 CFR 271

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Environmental Protection Agency has published 245 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 263 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

This authorization is effective on May 26, 2026 without further notice unless the EPA receives adverse comment by April 27, 2026. If the EPA receives adverse comment, we will either publish a timely withdrawal of this direct final action in the Federal Register informing the public the authorization will not take effect, or we will publish a notification containing a response to comments that either reverses the decision or affirms the final action will take effect. In the event the final action is withdrawn, we will address all public comments and make a final decision on authorization in a subsequent final action.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket EPA-R04-RCRA-2025-1577 on Regulations.gov
• Title 40 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register