EPA Public Comment: State Oversight of Landfills and Waste Disposal

Original title: [EPA] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: State Program Adequacy Determination: Municipal Solid Waste Landfills and Non-Municipal, Non-Hazardous Waste Disposal Units that Receive Conditionally Exempt Small

Record date · July 23, 2026

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What This Bill Does

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public feedback on its process for reviewing state programs that manage municipal landfills and facilities accepting certain small-quantity hazardous waste. This notice relates to the required for states to demonstrate their programs meet federal adequacy standards.

Why it matters

This process determines how states report their compliance with federal safety standards for landfills and waste disposal units, which directly impacts the regulatory oversight of waste management facilities in local communities.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

State environmental agencies

These agencies must provide information to the EPA to demonstrate their waste management programs meet federal adequacy standards.

Directly affected

Landfill and waste disposal operators

These operators are subject to the state programs that are being evaluated for adequacy by the EPA.

Key Facts

The public comment deadline is July 23, 2026, at 3:59:59 UTC.
The EPA is reviewing information collection activities related to 'State Program Adequacy Determination'.
The scope includes municipal solid waste landfills.
The scope includes non-municipal, non-hazardous waste disposal units that receive conditionally exempt small quantity generator (CESQG) hazardous waste.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the EPA asking for?

The EPA is inviting the public to comment on the they use to determine if state programs for managing specific types of landfills and waste units are adequate.

How can I participate?

Interested parties must submit their comments before the deadline of July 23, 2026.

What else do you want to know?