Atch_16_AFI_32-7042_Waste_Management.pdf

BY ORDER OF THE

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE

AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 32-7042

7 NOVEMBER 2014

Civil Engineering

WASTE MANAGEMENT

COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY

ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at www.e-Publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering.

RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.

OPR: AF/A4CF

(Energy and Environment Branch)

Supersedes: AFI32-7042, 15 April 2009

Certified by: AF/A4CF

(Mr. Robert M. Gill)

Pages: 42

This Air Force Instruction (AFI) implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 32-70, Environmental Quality. It identifies compliance requirements for all solid waste (SW), including hazardous waste (HW), but excludes radioactive waste (except mixed waste) and medical waste.

This publication applies to units and individuals at all levels who handle and/or manage waste as described above, including Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) and Air National Guard

(ANG) units, except where noted otherwise. In the United States and its territories, use this guidance with applicable federal, state, and local laws/regulations and standards for SW and

HW. At installations outside the United States and its territories, implement this AFI consistent with applicable international agreements, Unified Combatant Command (UCC) policy, environmental annexes to operational orders or plans, country-specific Final Governing

Standards (FGS), or in their absence, the Overseas Environmental Baseline Guidance Document

(OEBGD). In case of conflict, UCC policy, the environmental annex, the FGS, or the OEBGD takes precedence over this AFI. Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) listed above using the Air Force Form

847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route Air Force Forms 847 from the field through the appropriate functional chain of command. Any organization may supplement this instruction, to include the Major Commands (MAJCOMs), ANG, and AFRC, however direct supplements must be provided to the OPR of this publication for coordination prior to certification and approval. Further, the ANG or AFRC, in coordination with AF/A4C, may assign adjusted installation-level organizational responsibilities or processes due to dissimilarities with the way they operate, as long as the intent of the requirements and standard processes in this AFI are met. Other commands send one copy of each supplement to the next higher headquarters (HHQ). Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/

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this publication are maintained in accordance with (IAW) Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of IAW the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule

(RDS) located in the Air Force Records Information Management System (AFRIMS). For generation of report(s) as a result of this AFI refer to applicable Reports Control Numbers (RCN)

IAW AFI 33-324. The authorities to waive wing/unit level requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, and T-3”) number following the compliance statement.

See AFI 33-360, Publications and Forms Management, for a description of the authorities associated with the Tier numbers. Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the Publication OPR for non-tiered compliance items.

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

This document is substantially revised and must be completely reviewed. This revision updates and replaces AFI 32-7042, Waste Management, 15 April 2009. It complies with AFI 33-360 waiver tier requirements described above and incorporates revised roles and responsibilities based on Enterprise-Wide Civil Engineer Transformation (PAD 12-03) and associated

Programing Plan (P-Plan).” Air Force-specific policy remains in this AFI, however, additional and more detailed information can be found in the non-directive process Solid and Hazardous

Waste playbooks respectively published on the Air Force Civil Engineering A4C Portal:

https://app.eis.af.mil/a7cportal/Pages/default.aspx.

Chapter 1—INTRODUCTION 5

1.1. Concept

1.2. Scope

1.3. Objectives

1.4. Applicable Standards and Regulations

1.5. Overseas Compliance

1.6. Records Retention

Chapter 2—ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 7

2.1. Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment, and Energy

(SAF/IE)

2.2. Headquarters, US Air Force (HQ USAF)

2.3. Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC), Environmental Directorate

(AFCEC/CZ) is the OPR for implementing policy/guidance, allocating resources, and overseeing execution of the Solid and Hazardous Waste Management

Environmental Compliance Program throughout the Air Force

2.4. MAJCOM Commander and/or ESOH Council Chair

https://app.eis.af.mil/a7cportal/Pages/default.aspx

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2.5. The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) Civil Engineer School will, in coordination with AFCEC/CZ, provide educational programs in support of the

Waste Management Program

2.6. Air Force Legal Operations Agency Environmental Law and Litigation Division

(AFLOA/JACE) will provide legal advice and support as required

2.7. Installations

2.8. Environmental Management System

Chapter 3—HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 13

Section 3A—Planning 13

3.1. General Requirements

3.2. Hazardous Waste Management Plan

3.3. Waste Characterization and Identification

3.4. Disposal Contracts

3.5. Host-Tenant Support

Section 3B—Implementation and Operation. 16

3.6. Training

3.7. Permits, Recordkeeping, and Reporting

3.8. Accumulation

3.9. Turn-in and Disposal Procedures

Section 3C—Checking and Corrective Action. 19

3.10. Inspections

3.11. Metrics

Chapter 4—INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 20

Section 4A—Planning 20

4.1. General Requirements

4.2. Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan

Section 4B—Implementation and Operation. 20

4.3. Recordkeeping and Reporting

4.4. Handling, Storage, and Collection

4.5. Municipal Solid Waste

4.6. Solid Waste Diversion

4.7. Industrial Solid Waste Management Program

4.8. Construction and Demolition Debris

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4.9. Asbestos-contaminated C&D Debris Management

4.10. Lead Based Paint-Contaminated Construction & Demolition Debris Management

Chapter 5—MANAGEMENT OF POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCB) WASTES 26

Section 5A—Planning. 26

5.1. General Concepts

Section 5B—Implementation and Operation. 26

5.2. Recordkeeping

5.3. PCB Waste Disposal

Chapter 6—MANAGEMENT REVIEW 28

6.1. Regulatory Agency Noncompliance Actions

6.2. Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Council

Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATION 29

Attachment 2—WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPLIANCE STATUTES AND

REGULATIONS 41

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Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

1.1. Concept. Inherent in the mission of the Air Force are the associated environmental responsibilities of protecting human health and the environment and ably managing the natural resources whose care has been entrusted to the Air Force. IAW the Resource Conservation and

Recovery Act (RCRA), the Air Force program to reduce the volume and toxicity of waste generated is the Hazardous Materials Management Process (HMMP) described in AFI 32-7086, Hazardous Material Management. This will be done first through source reduction, e.g., chemical substitution, process change, and other techniques to reduce generation of HW. Where environmentally damaging materials must be used, their use will be minimized. If the use of such materials cannot be avoided, the spent material or waste will be reused or recycled whenever feasible. As a last resort, spent material or waste that cannot be reused or recycled must be disposed of in an environmentally safe manner, consistent with the requirements of all applicable laws, including RCRA. Solid waste (SW) and hazardous waste (HW) management interrelates, or has the potential to interrelate, with the management of many other environmental programs

(e.g., air, water, natural resource programs). In addition, the consequences of managing SW and

HW can affect the health and safety of an installation’s workforce. To this end, it is imperative that the SW and HW management program defined in this AFI be conducted as an integral component of an installation’s Environmental Management System (EMS), including the associated Cross-Functional Team (CFT), as defined in higher headquarters’ EMS-related policies, procedures, and guidance documents.

1.2. Scope. This AFI describes the Air Force’s management of municipal solid waste (MSW), industrial solid waste, construction and demolition (C&D) debris, hazardous waste, and

Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) waste. This AFI does not address radioactive waste (RW)

(except mixed waste) or medical waste. RW is addressed in AFI 40-201, Managing Radioactive

Materials in the Air Force. Medical waste is addressed in AFI 41-201, Managing Clinical

Engineering Programs. Note: Certain medical waste and expired/unused pharmaceuticals intended to be disposed can meet the definition of HW, and therefore its management is governed by the RCRA and this AFI.

1.3. Objectives. This instruction provides MAJCOMs, FOAs, DRUs, and installations a framework for complying with standards applicable to SW and HW management. Installations must also comply with applicable state and local standards. (T-0)

1.4. Applicable Standards and Regulations. The Air Force must comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations; Executive Orders (EO); US Department of Defense

(DoD) and Air Force policies; and the OEBGD, appropriate FGS, and international agreements.

See Attachment 2 for list of pertinent statutes and regulations. (T-0)

1.5. Overseas Compliance. Air Force activities in foreign countries must implement this AFI consistent with applicable international agreements, UCC policy, environmental annexes to operational orders or plans, and country-specific FGS or, in their absence, the OEBGD. In case of conflict, UCC policy, the environmental annex, the FGS, or the OEBGD takes precedence over this AFI. In the event of conflict notify HQ USAF/A4C through the appropriate MAJCOM.

(T-0)

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1.6. Records Retention. While applicable DoD, federal, and state regulations establish minimum records retention periods, federal agencies can require longer record retention. The Air

Force Records Disposition Schedule, located at https://www.my.af.mil/afrims/afrims/afrims/rims.cfm, prescribes retention periods for specified hazardous waste documents.

https://www.my.af.mil/afrims/afrims/afrims/rims.cfm

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Chapter 2

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

2.1. Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment, and Energy

(SAF/IE)

2.1.1. Establish overarching environmental policy for complying with waste management requirements, to include solid and hazardous waste.

2.1.2. Establish and monitor performance measures for solid and hazardous waste compliance and waste reduction.

2.2. Headquarters, US Air Force (HQ USAF).

2.2.1. Headquarters, United States Air Force, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations, & Mission Support - Director of Air Force Civil Engineers (HQ

USAF/A4C) will formulate strategies to implement policy, develop policy guidance, advocate for resources and provide oversight for management of Air Force solid waste and hazardous waste programs.

2.2.2. Headquarters, United States Air Force, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations, & Mission Support – Director of Logistics (HQ USAF/A4L), Supply

Chain & Materiel Management will incorporate SW and HW compliance requirements into supply processes through instructions, guidance, procedures, and training. HQ

USAF/A4L will also formulate policy, incorporate training, and allocate resources for the transportation of hazardous materials or hazardous waste.

2.2.3. Headquarters, United States Air Force, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations, & Mission Support – Director of Logistics (HQ USAF/A4L), Weapon

System Maintenance (HQ USAF/A4L) will incorporate SW and HW compliance requirements into weapons maintenance processes, through instructions, guidance, procedures, and training.

2.2.4. Headquarters, United States Air Force, Surgeon General (SG) (HQ USAF/SG) will provide oversight/guidance for health aspects of hazardous materials/wastes and incorporate SW and HW compliance requirements into SG processes through policies, procedures, and training. Partners with A4C to ensure availability of Safety Data Sheets

(SDS) (formerly Material Safety Data Sheets) and associated data management meets both

HAZCOM and hazardous waste identification requirements.

2.2.5. Headquarters, United States Air Force, Safety (SE) (HQ USAF/SE) will incorporate SW and HW compliance requirements into safety processes through policies, procedures, and training.

2.3. Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC), Environmental Directorate (AFCEC/CZ) is the OPR for implementing policy/guidance, allocating resources, and overseeing execution of the Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Environmental Compliance

Program throughout the Air Force. Includes:

2.3.1. Providing technical expertise, resources, and regulatory support for the SW and HW programs. (T-0)

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2.3.2. Reviewing all Air Force RCRA permit applications/renewals before submission to regulators for approval. (T-0)

2.3.3. Reviewing applications for waivers from use of Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) HW contracting mechanisms. (T-1)

2.3.4. Providing functional management support and oversight for the sustainment of the Air

Force standard HW Tracking System, EESOH-MIS. (T-1)

2.4. MAJCOM Commander and/or ESOH Council Chair.

2.4.1. Provide oversight and direction to installation commanders (ESOHCs) to ensure compliant waste management at the installations.

2.4.2. ANG and AFRC will perform the roles and responsibilities performed by the

AFCEC/CZ as identified in section 2.3 above for non-active duty installations. ANG- or

AFRC-specific policy and procedure not addressed in this instruction or needed to clarify unique requirements shall be addressed as a supplement to this instruction.

2.4.3. The MAJCOM Weapon Systems Manager (A4 Maintenance) will assist the installations in identifying SW and HW impacts associated with weapon systems and forward such weapon system lifecycle impact summaries to the System Program Offices (SPOs).

2.5. The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) Civil Engineer School will, in coordination with AFCEC/CZ, provide educational programs in support of the Waste

Management Program.

2.6. Air Force Legal Operations Agency Environmental Law and Litigation Division

(AFLOA/JACE) will provide legal advice and support as required.

2.6.1. Ensure coordination with Department of Justice (DOJ), Deputy General Counsel, Installations, Energy, and Environment (SAF/GCN) regarding the payment of penalties in either an administrative or judicial settlement. (T-0)

2.6.2. Review and approve all proposed administrative settlements of regulator actions where the terms of the settlement include provision for the payment of fines, supplemental environmental projects, or other commitments. (T-0)

2.6.3. The Regional Counsels (AFLOA/JACE-ER; AFLOA/JACE-CR and AFLOA/JACE-

WR) will assist in resolving enforcement actions processed against Air Force installations.

(T-0)

2.7. Installations.

2.7.1. Installation/Center Commander. Installation commander is ultimately responsible for ensuring compliance with laws governing SW and HW management and proper disposal from all activities on base. Management and disposal of HW by DLA or by contractors does not relieve the installation commander of this responsibility, including proper final disposal and accuracy of the HW manifest. Installation /Center Commanders shall:

2.7.1.1. Ensure that a HW Management Plan (HWMP) and an Integrated Solid Waste

Management (ISWM) Plan are current, available, and followed by installation personnel.

Ensure that appropriate SW and HW management practices are emphasized to all

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installation personnel through education and training, to include shop level training, as needed. (T-1)

2.7.1.2. Sign all installation SW and HW permit applications or other regulatory binding agreements as required; this authority shall not be delegated. (T-0)

2.7.1.3. Sign, or delegate in writing the authority to sign, HW manifests. Signature delegation shall remain with active duty and civilian employees only. (T-0)

2.7.1.4. Ensure the proper disposal of all wastes from the installation. (T-0)

2.7.1.5. Ensure that a recycling program or Qualified Recycling Program (QRP) with a current business plan is implemented. (T-0)

2.7.1.6. Designate the QRP manager in writing. (T-0)

2.7.1.7. Ensure that employees handling HW have HW responsibilities reflected in their job descriptions. (T-0)

2.7.1.8. Ensure appropriate use of the standardized Air Force HW system, EESOH-MIS, to include tracking of waste generation from shop processes, transfer to central accumulation storage, cost, and turn-in for disposal. (T-1)

2.7.2. Installation Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Council

(ESOHC). The ESOHC will review and approve SW and HW policies, review installation industrial solid waste (ISW) and HW management plans and programs, monitor progress, and advise leadership (refer to AFI 90-801, Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health

Councils for further guidance). (T-1)

2.7.3. Base Civil Engineer (CE). CE has overall management responsibility of the installation environmental program including control and oversight over SW disposal contracts and HW disposal contracts, especially if procured separately from the Defense

Logistics Agency Disposition Services (DLA-DS). CE is the installation commander’s organization for ensuring that SW and HW management processes are in compliance with all applicable DoD, federal, state, interstate, and local environmental requirements. (Note: Some installations may have an Environmental Management (EM) organization that performs and implements some of the necessary environmental functions listed below). CE will:

2.7.3.1. Act as the liaison office for environmental compliance issues with regulatory agencies, IAW applicable policy. (T-1)

2.7.3.2. Establish local procedures, ensure updated management plans, and provide technical expertise with regard to waste management requirements. (T-0)

2.7.3.3. Oversee proper programming and recordkeeping procedures. (T-0)

2.7.3.4. Work with AFCEC/CZ to prepare and modify required permits in coordination with the base legal office. (T-1)

2.7.3.5. Implement procedures (HW Plan, etc.) to ensure generators maintain up-to-date waste stream information and profiles, to include sustainment of the EESOH-MIS. (T-0)

2.7.3.6. Maintain all SW and HW related records in an approved environmental reporting system and IAW retention times prescribed by the Air Force RDS. For HW, the approved environmental reporting system is EESOH-MIS. (T-1)

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2.7.3.7. Ensure the proper disposal of all wastes from the installation IAW RCRA. (T-0)

2.7.3.8. Ensure that appropriate personnel are adequately trained. (T-0)

2.7.3.9. Staff for the ESOHC review, Installation ISW and HW management plans, along with EMS objectives and targets. (T-1)

2.7.3.10. Collect solid waste diversion and disposal data in support of the ISWM program and Higher HQ environmental reporting requirements (IAW AFI 32-7047, Environmental Compliance, Release and Inspection Reporting). Solid waste data is one of many instances where the CE environmental element and CE operations element must collaborate and coordinate their efforts to ensure that policy, guidance, and implementation are consistent. Solid waste data will be submitted through the CE environmental element, and on to AFCEC/CZ, to meet recurring environmental reporting requirements. (T-1)

2.7.3.10.1. CE Facilities Operations (FO) is responsible for the recurring, day-to-day operations and management of recycling centers and non-hazardous solid waste

(refuse) collection; and compliance with and implementation of related permit requirements. (T-0)

2.7.3.10.2. The CE environmental element is responsible for overall ISWM oversight, policy implementation, regulatory interpretation, and permits (to include applications, renewals, oversight, and reporting) and the development of compliance guidance. (T-0)

2.7.4. Bioenvironmental Engineering (BE). BE provides environmental and occupational health consultation services IAW AFI 48-145, Occupational and Environmental Health

Program." (T-1)

2.7.5. Chief of Safety (SE). SE will ensure all ISW and HW management plans and procedures comply with applicable safety requirements and ensure HW treatment, storage, or disposal facilities (TSDF), initial accumulation points (satellite accumulation area), and HW

Accumulation Sites (HWAS) (90/180/270-day, centralized Accumulation Area, etc.) are operated in compliance with applicable safety standards. (T-1)

2.7.6. All Hazards Response Planning Team. This team, designated by the installation commander, ensures adequate preparation and necessary resources for responding to emergency releases IAW AFI 10-2501, Air Force Emergency Management Program

Planning and Operations, and the Installation Emergency Management Plan (IEMP) 10-2.

(T-1)

2.7.7. Mission Support Group (MSG). The MSG is responsible for all transportation, supply, and contracting responsibilities pertaining to HW and SW. The MSG is responsible for any contracting responsibilities concerning HW that are not accomplished via the DLA-

DS HW disposal system. (T-1)

2.7.7.1. Installation Transportation Management Office. Will advise on proper shipping containers and transportation requirements. Arranges and coordinates the shipment of waste military munitions with munitions personnel. (T-1)

2.7.7.2. Installation Contracting Office. Provides contracting support and expertise for all contracts that will either generate or require the disposal of waste. Provides contracting support and expertise for all waste-related contracts. Provides timely and

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effective contracting support to environmental managers to accomplish SW and HW management, as appropriate. This includes using applicable provisions of the Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and environmental policies and procedures. (T-1)

2.7.8. Organizational and/or Squadron Commanders/Directors

2.7.8.1. Waste Generating Activities. Generating activities will:

2.7.8.1.1. Manage initial accumulation points and HWAS, where applicable, IAW the installation HWMP and all applicable policies, regulations, and laws. (T-0)

2.7.8.1.2. Coordinate with CE to ensure that waste streams are properly characterized

(i.e., to determine whether or not they are hazardous wastes) and appropriate documentation is maintained. (T-0)

2.7.8.1.3. Ensure that all new processes and/or changes to existing processes are coordinated with CE. Ensure that any waste streams generated are determined to be either hazardous or non-hazardous at the point of generation of the waste. Also, coordinate HAZMAT process and waste changes with BE to determine any occupational or environmental health risk. (T-0)

2.7.8.1.4. Notify CE and BE of all administrative changes in HW activities including, but not limited to, the location or relocation of initial accumulation points and

HWAS, and names of accumulation point/site managers and alternates. (T-0)

2.7.8.1.5. Ensure that appropriate employees are trained IAW all applicable regulations. (T-0)

2.7.8.1.6. Ensure that each generating activity unit organization designates an employee to serve as a focal point for the organization’s waste management activities.

(T-1)

2.7.8.2. Maintenance Group (A4). The Maintenance Group is responsible for coordinating and reporting the SW and HW impacts of the installation weapon system’s lifecycle program and hazardous material reduction efforts, as identified in AFI 32-7086, Hazardous Materials Management. (T-1)

2.7.9. Air Force Installation Tenants. Tenants shall comply with the installation SW and

HW management programs and applicable environmental laws, unless exempted by DoD/AF instruction. When a tenant is in non-compliance with SW and HW laws, the installation commander has the authority to take whatever action is necessary to require tenants to comply. Installations will ensure through memoranda of agreement or understanding, or other appropriate means, that their tenants:

2.7.9.1. Meet the appropriate tenant responsibilities as spelled out in memoranda of agreement or understanding and installation waste management plans. (T-1)

2.7.9.2. Conduct their activities IAW the installation’s permit requirements. Non-DoD tenants should apply for their own EPA identification number when possible. (T-0)

2.7.9.3. Submit reports required by the installation’s HWMP within time frames established. (T-1)

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2.7.9.4. Directly fund or reimburse the installation for waste disposal costs IAW AFI 65-

601, Volume 1, Budget Guidance and Procedures. See Section 3.5 for Host-Tenant

Support requirements.

2.7.9.5. Reimburse the installation or pay directly for fines and penalties that the installation commander determines is attributable to their activities. (T-1)

2.7.10. DLA-DS. DLA-DS is the DoD HW disposal agent. According to DoD 4160.21-M, Defense Materiel Disposition Manual, DLA-DS will assume responsibility for the disposition (treatment and disposal or recycling) of HW with the exception of certain categories that will be the responsibility of the installation (such as RW, RCRA regulated solid waste, infectious medical waste, contractor generated waste, etc.) DLA responsibilities include the following:

2.7.10.1. Provides HW disposal contracting and oversight services to installations;

2.7.10.2. Provides completed uniform hazardous waste manifests and EPA land disposal restriction certifications based on information provided by the waste generators;

2.7.10.3. Provides a copy to CE of all HW manifests and Land Disposal Restriction

(LDR) certifications at the time of initial removal of the hazardous waste from the installation; and provide the original of the closed HW manifests and a copy of the PCB

Certificates of Destruction once received from the TSDF;

2.7.10.4. In addition to the base, DLA-DS keeps records of all Hazardous Waste Profile

Sheets (HWPS) and associated reference numbers, and maintains copies of manifests.

2.7.11. Installation Staff Judge Advocate (SJA). The SJA is responsible for providing legal counsel to the installation commander and CE on all enforcement actions, notices of violation, permit issues and all other legal issues arising from the handling of hazardous or other regulated waste under the requirement of law, to include, but not limited to, RCRA, TSCA and the Atomic Energy Act. The SJA is to be provided all copies of documentation and correspondence from regulatory authorities or as between the installation and these authorities. JA will be available, if necessary, to also provide legal support at the hearings regarding those issues. (T-1)

2.8. Environmental Management System. Consistent with EO 13423, Strengthening Federal

Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management, Air Force installations are directed to have an EMS to sustain, restore, and modernize natural and built infrastructure assets to support mission capability. All Air Force installations and facilities will comply with EO 13423 and Air

Force EMS guidance. (T-0) The Waste Management Program, as a part of the overall EMS, seeks to appropriately plan, implement and operate, check, and review as necessary in a cycle of continual improvement, to best manage waste assets to sustain mission capability. This AFI is organized for consistency with that cycle of continual improvement, in sections for Planning, Implementation and Operation, Checking and Corrective Action, and Management Review.

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Chapter 3

HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Section 3A—Planning

3.1. General Requirements.

3.1.1. HW. A HW is a substance first determined to be a SW, as defined in 40 Code of

Federal Regulations (CFR) §261.2 that has not been excluded from EPA HW regulations and is either a characteristic HW (i.e., ignitable, corrosive, reactive, or toxic) or a listed HW

(listed on the F, K, P, or U lists at Title 40, CFR, §§261.31-.33), or is identified as a HW by authorized state or host nation requirements incorporated into the FGS. Air Force installations comply with all applicable HW standards and regulations. There are many exceptions to waste being considered RCRA HW, with household waste being one of them.

This AFI cannot address all exempted wastes.

3.1.2. Installations submit programming and budgeting needs for facilities, equipment, and manpower per AFI 32-7001, Environmental Quality Program, and AFI 65-106, Appropriated Fund Support of Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) and

Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities (NAFIS). (T-1)

3.1.3. Installations must have a hazardous waste minimization program to reduce the volume and toxicity of waste generated IAW RCRA §3002(b), 42 U.S.C. §6922(b). The establishment of the Installation Hazardous Material Program (IHMP) is the Air Force method, per AFI 32-7086, to document compliance with this requirement. (T-0)

3.1.4. Installations with RCRA permits for HW storage, treatment, or disposal must comply with conditions included in those permits. In the event of a conflict, permit requirements supersede this instruction. (T-0)

3.1.5. Installations that generate HW must have a HW management program that ensures compliance with this instruction and all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations; executive orders; DoD and Air Force policies; and, if applicable, the OEBGD, FGS, and/or international agreements. The program will be documented in the Hazardous

Waste Management Plan (HWMP). (T-0)

3.1.6. Installations and Geographically Separated Units (GSUs) that qualify as Conditionally

Exempt Small Quantity Generators (CESQG) under RCRA, and maintain that status for at least a year, do not have to meet the Air Force-specific requirements of this Chapter as long as they meet the minimum RCRA regulations applicable to CESQG. Exemptions are

Sections 3.4, 3.8.2, and 3.9.2, which must be considered, regardless of generator status. (T-0)

3.2. Hazardous Waste Management Plan.

3.2.1. The installation CE will generate a HWMP which will reflect current regulatory requirements and installation HW activities. (T-0)

3.2.2. The installation ESOHC will review and approve the plan annually. (T-1)

3.2.3. The HWMP must contain, at a minimum, a hazardous waste stream inventory, waste analysis plan (WAP), HW management procedures (addressing characterization, turn-in and

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disposal procedures, disposal contracts, inspections, munitions, mixed waste, permits, recordkeeping, and host-tenant agreements as warranted), reporting procedures, training plan, waste minimization plan, a pollution prevention plan, and a reference to the installation emergency preparedness and spill prevention (or equivalent) plan, to include the HW contingency plan. The HWMP will reference these applicable plans prepared independent of the HWMP.

3.3. Waste Characterization and Identification.

3.3.1. The HW Generating Activity will coordinate waste generation with the CE to ensure that waste streams are properly characterized IAW 40 CFR §261, applicable DoD, state, and local regulations, and FGS requirements (or OEBGD in the absence of approved FGS). (T-0)

3.3.2. The WAP will include hazardous waste streams and set forth procedures, including specific sampling methods, necessary to ensure proper HW management.

3.3.3. The CE will ensure the development/update of a Hazardous Waste Stream Inventory

(HWSI) describing all HW streams generated. (T-1) HWMPs must have a HWSI that lists at least the Generating Activity’s identity and location, unique waste stream number, and the waste characteristics (e.g., EPA waste code, and state waste code). EESOH-MIS will be used to document the list of HW sites and corresponding streams.

3.3.4. Installations will document the waste stream description in EESOH-MIS in order to generate the DRMS Form 1930, Hazardous Waste Profile Sheet (or electronic equivalent).

(T-0)

3.3.5. Universal Waste (UW). Federally designated universal wastes include batteries, pesticides, mercury-containing equipment, and lamps that qualify as hazardous wastes. These items will be managed IAW the UW regulations of the appropriate regulatory agency.

3.3.6. Mixed Waste (MW). MW consists of waste containing both HW and radioactive material.

3.3.6.1. Installations that generate MW must comply with RCRA HW disposal, Atomic

Energy Act (AEA), State and USAF disposal requirements. (T-0) MW can be generated during nuclear weapons maintenance activities governed under AEA Section 91b. The

Air Force Safety Center (AFSC) provides 91b policy under AFI 91-108, Air Force

Nuclear Weapons Intrinsic Radiation and 91B Radioactive Material Safety Program.

Consult AFI 91-108 for nuclear weapons-related MW disposal requirements. Consult

AFI 40- 201, Managing Radioactive Material in the US Air Force, for RW and MW disposal requirements not related to nuclear weapons maintenance. CE will advise on

RCRA requirements as applicable to storage/handling of MW.

3.3.6.2. All installations will coordinate the disposal of RW and MW with the

Installation Radiation Safety Officer (IRSO), who will in turn, coordinate with the Air

Force Radioactive Recycling and Disposal (AFRRAD) office, 88 ABW/CE, Wright-

Patterson AFB, OH. The AFRRAD office responsibilities are outlined in AFI 40-201, and it is the sole agent for disposal of AF MW and RW. (T-1)

3.3.7. Military Munitions. All conventional explosive ordnance, whether it remains useable/serviceable or has been designated as unserviceable, will be managed IAW DoD

6055.9-STD, DoD Ammunition and Explosives Safety Standards, October 5, 2004, and DoD

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Policy to Implement the EPA’s Military Munitions Rule, 1 July 1998, relayed per memorandum from HQ USAF/A4 (previously IL), dated November 2, 1998.

3.3.7.1. Military munitions that are SW or HW for regulatory purposes will be stored and disposed of IAW applicable state and federal regulations, DoD and Air Force guidance, and the Military Munitions Rule found at 40 CFR §264/265 Subpart EE and §266

Subpart M as appropriate. (T-0)

3.4. Disposal Contracts.

3.4.1. Installations will use DLA-DS as the DoD HW disposal agent for routinely generated

HW or HW from base operations not connected to a specific contract, unless there is a compelling reason to use alternative contract disposal or per the exemptions listed in section

3.4.1.1. Installations may contract for HW disposal if the commander provides appropriate justification, and AFCEC/CZ approves the waiver (IAW Sec 2.4.2, NGB/A7 and AFRC/A7 will approve for ANG and AFRC bases respectively in concert with AFCEC/CZ). (T-1)

3.4.1.1. HW from contracted cleanup/remediation projects or construction/demolition and renovation contracts is not required to go through DLA-DS for disposal. HW, which is being considered for recycling, must meet requirements set forth in 40 CFR §261.6.

HAZMAT that is being recycled or reclaimed IAW 40 CFR §261, is not considered disposal. If the regulatory requirements are met, the recycling processes can be independently contracted as long as legitimate recycling is consistent with EPA’s P2 hierarchy (See AFI 32-7001, Chapter 6). For these types of contracts procured locally

(under the control of installation contracting), the base will comply with appropriate requirements of this section to ensure legitimate recycling and compliant recycling facilities are being used. (T-0)

3.4.1.2. All local contracts must be performance-based IAW AFI 63-124, Performance-

Based Services Acquisition (PBSA). Consult the servicing contracting office for assistance. Note: AFI 63-124 does not apply to the Air National Guard. Consult with

OCS on best approach. (T-0)

3.4.1.3. Ensure that any local installation contract for HW disposal, as allowed per

Section 3.4.1.1., will not conflict with provisions of an existing DLA-DS contract or result in breach of a DLA-DS contract. (T-0)

3.4.1.4. Once approved by AFCEC/CZ, all local contract development will be coordinated with the contracting officer, Staff Judge Advocate (SJA), and installation environmental manager. (T-1)

3.4.1.5. The SJA and the installation environmental manager will review these documents before sending them to the Contracting Officer (CO) to ensure that the documents follow applicable DoD, federal, state, and local regulations and requirements.

(T-0)

3.4.1.6. The CO, in consultation with the SJA, will determine if the contractor must maintain insurance to cover liabilities associated with improper HW transportation, treatment, or disposal. At a minimum, contracts should require indemnification of the government by the contractor. (T-0)

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3.4.1.7. The evaluation team must evaluate all offerors’ compliance records when selecting a source for HW transport and disposal services. Evaluate all proposed HW transport contractors in the same manner. (T-0)

3.5. Host-Tenant Support.

3.5.1. The Air Force supports the HW disposal needs of both Air Force and DoD tenants on

Air Force installations. (T-1)

3.5.2. For intra-service support (including Air Force, AFRC, and the ANG), host Air Force installations plan for their tenants’ HW disposal needs, unless paragraph 3.5.4 applies. (T-1)

3.5.3. Tenants must follow all laws and regulations applicable to the installation as well as the installation HWMP, and IAW a Host Tenant Agreement, provide input and submit reports that the HWMP requires. (T-0)

3.5.3.1. When tenants do not comply with HW laws, the installation commander may take any action needed to require tenants (and their contractors) to comply at no charge to the government.

3.5.3.2. Tenants responsible for HW management facilities that require permitting must coordinate with the host-installation. The tenant then signs as operator/generator and the installation commander signs as facility owner. (T-0)

3.5.4. The tenant will reimburse the installation IAW AFI 65-601 Volume 1, Section 7.10, for waste disposal costs as documented in a host-tenant agreement. EXCEPTIONS: All

Defense Working Capitally Funded (DWCF) Air Force tenants and Services activities are not eligible for a billing waiver and must pay their operation and maintenance expenses, including HW disposal costs. Also, AFI 65-601 requires Air Force Research Laboratory

(AFRL) workload users and Designated Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTFB) test mission proponents to fund the direct costs of activities that are measureable and directly attributed to conduct of a RTDE or test mission. HW management and disposition costs attributed to an AFRL or MRTFB activity are to be funded by the proponent. (T-1)

3.5.5. If a tenant function is contracted out, this section still applies as the contracted-tenant function would still be considered a tenant function under Air Force policy. The tenant organization still has oversight for that contract function. However, this section does not apply to host-contracted functions, which would be subject to other appropriate sections in this AFI. (T-1)

Section 3B—Implementation and Operation.

3.6. Training.

3.6.1. All personnel, whose work involves HW and their immediate supervisors, must receive and successfully complete HW training appropriate to their job responsibilities.

Training will occur within three months of an employee’s arrival or assignment to HW-related duties. Until the employee has received the appropriate HW training, the employee may only handle HW under the supervision of a HW trained individual. Supervisors and personnel must also successfully complete annual refresher training. Those working at

TSDFs and cleanup sites also need to adhere to Occupational Safety and Health

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Administration (OSHA) Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response

(HAZWOPER) requirements. (T-0)

3.6.2. Personnel preparing HW for shipment must receive Department of Transportation

(DOT) training applicable to the level of the work as prescribed by the DOT regulations IAW

49 CFR subpart H, Training, and the Defense Transportation Regulation (DTR) DoD

Regulation 4500.9-R, Part II, Chapter 204, Hazardous Materials, as follows:

3.6.2.1. Persons who only certify HW shipments (that is, authorized by the installation commander to certify USEPA HW manifests or shipping papers) shall successfully complete training IAW paragraph D.1.c. in DTR DoDR 4500.9-R, Part II, Chapter 204.

This training may be locally available through qualified Transportation personnel, US

Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

CD-ROM Training Modules

(http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/training/publications/modules), AFCEC sponsored training, commercial vendor, or at the training locations identified in DTR DoDR 4500.9-

R, Part II, Chapter 204, D.1.h. (T-0)

3.6.2.2. Refresher training for HW personnel involved with certifying HW for shipment will be IAW training frequency specified in DTR DoD Regulation 4500.9-R-Part II. (T-

0)

3.6.3. Supervisors shall examine employee training to ensure that adequate site and task-specific familiarization is accomplished, and supplemented with on-the-job training, as needed. HW generators must retain personnel training records and those of former employees IAW Air Force RDS. (T-0)

3.6.4. Records of HW training must be on-site and available for inspection. Originals of these records may be kept by Air Force Form 1098, Special Task Certification and Recurring

Training; Air Force Form 55, Employee Safety and Health Record; installation centralized training records; computer database; or letters of completion. At a minimum, training records should include the student’s name, job title, job description, previous HW training, dates of training, instructor’s name (or functional area), test score (if applicable), and date of annual refresher course. (T-0)

3.6.5. Installations must give priority to using HAF-approved HW education/ training sources such as AFIT Civil Engineer School HW Course WENV 521 and WESS 010 HW

Accumulation Satellite seminar, and the Air Force HW web-based training available from

AFCEC. (T-1)

3.7. Permits, Recordkeeping, and Reporting.

3.7.1. The facility permits shall remain the responsibility of the installation commander as owner. For installations outside the US and US territories, the host commander or host nation representative may be the signing authority. Installations will provide AFCEC/CZ a copy of each signed HW permit. (T-1)

3.7.2. The installation commander or designated representative will sign a hard copy of the manifests that track off-installation HW shipment and LDR certification. (T-0)

3.7.3. Installations will track HW with the EPA HW manifest (or approved documentation) and report HW management activities using EESOH-MIS. (T-1)

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3.7.4. Installations will retain all notices, certifications, manifests, and waste analyses IAW

AFMAN 33-363 from the date the HW was shipped to a TSDF or DLA-DS IAW the Air

Force RDS. (T-0)

3.7.5. Installations with Part B permitted TSDFs must maintain all documentation of wastes managed at the facility and all facility records past the closure of the facility and IAW the Air

Force RDS. (T-0)

3.7.6. Maintain all HW disposal records and report HW information IAW Air Force policy and data reporting requirements. (T-1)

3.8. Accumulation.

3.8.1. HW Generating and Storage activities will accumulate HW IAW applicable DoD, federal, state, and local laws and regulations, as well as FGS or OEBGD requirements. (T-0)

3.8.1.1. A Hazardous Waste Accumulation Site (HWAS) is a centralized location where wastes from several generating activities are placed for up to 90 days for large quantity generators, and 180 or 270 days for small quantity generators, as appropriate or as dictated by local regulation or FGS.

3.8.1.2. An initial accumulation point (satellite accumulation area) is an accumulation point at or near the point of waste generation, which is under the control of the waste generating process owner. Initial accumulation points have specific HW and acutely HW accumulation quantity limits (and in some states limited time) as specified by federal, state, or local regulations.

3.8.1.3. Installations will maintain the minimal number of initial accumulation points and accumulation sites necessary to perform their mission and meet regulatory requirements.

Each waste-generating process owner shall appoint a primary and alternate site manager for each initial accumulation point and/or accumulation site. (T-1)

3.8.2. Installations are prohibited from the management of non-DoD toxic or HW, or the storage or disposal of non-DoD toxic or HW on DoD installations (10 U.S.C. 2692, U.S.

Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 4715.6, D.4.10.). Non-DoD toxic or HW is waste generated or stored for activities not related to DoD missions and operations. Exceptions may be granted under the provisions in 10 USC 2692(b), for example, when an exemption is essential to protect the health and safety of the public from imminent danger (e.g., temporary storage or disposal of non-DoD explosives) (10 U.S.C. 2692(b)). For the Air Force, SAF/IE will make determinations of applicable exemptions to this requirement. (T-0)

3.8.3. Installations/MAJCOM shall follow the exception approval process of AFI 32-9003, Granting Temporary Use Of Air Force Real Property, (Paragraph 1.20; Outgrants for Storing and Disposing of Non-DoD-Owned Hazardous or Toxic Materials). Also, for non-DoD explosive material management installations shall follow AFMAN 91-201, Explosive Safety

Standards. (T-1)

3.8.4. When non-DoD waste meets exception criteria or an exception is granted, the waste’s owner must prepare and obtain all needed permits, licenses or leases, meet all financial requirements, and prepare required environmental documentation, including manifests, before using Air Force property. Also, the base must get a written, signed agreement with the owner of the non-DoD waste with appropriate provisions, such as leaving the facility in its

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original condition, indemnifying the Air Force, covering the costs of any cleanup required, etc. (T-0).

3.9. Turn-in and Disposal Procedures.

3.9.1. For HAZMAT.

3.9.1.1. Installation HW Generating activities must ensure maximum reuse of HAZMAT prior to disposal. For details on handling excess HAZMAT and ozone depleting substances (ODS), see AFI 32- 7086, Hazardous Materials Management. (T-0)

3.9.1.2. Installations must ensure that HAZMAT that is deemed unusable or has failed

DLA’s RTDS program, is disposed of properly. (T-0)

3.9.2. For HW.

3.9.2.1. Installations will follow turn-in procedures in DoD 4160.21-M. (T-0)

3.9.2.2. Installations must ensure all HW is weighed in the presence of a government-appointed official before removal from the installation for shipment to a TSDF. (T-0)

Section 3C—Checking and Corrective Action.

3.10. Inspections.

3.10.1. Perform environmental compliance assessments IAW AFI 90-201 Air Force

Inspection System, and AFI 32-7001, Environmental Management. (T-1)

3.10.2. Installation CE will conduct no-notice inspections of HW generation, accumulation, storage, and disposal activities at least once per year. (T-1)

3.11. Metrics. Installation HW managers will ensure metrics are established consistent with

DoD policy to check and report on the effectiveness of meeting the objectives of the program.

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Chapter 4

INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Section 4A—Planning

4.1. General Requirements.

4.1.1. Installations will implement ISWM in the most cost effective manner possible while meeting all applicable Air Force, DoD, Federal, local, and FGS or OEBGD non-hazardous waste diversion and recycling requirements. (T-0)

4.1.2. Installations will make every practical effort to maximize non-hazardous SW and

C&D diversion from landfills or incinerators through reuse, donation, recycling, QRPs, composting and mulching, or other waste diversion activities to optimize reduction in both the volume of solid waste disposed and overall cost of non-hazardous solid waste management. (T-0)

4.1.3. SW manager will make systematic waste diversion or disposal decisions based on the

DoD ISWM hierarchy: source reduction, reuse, donation, recycling, composting/mulching, incineration with energy recovery, incineration for volume reduction, other forms of volume reduction and finally landfill disposal. (T-0)

4.2. Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan.

4.2.1. Installations must have a complete ISWM Plan. The ISWM Plan contains guidance for managing MSW, compostable materials, C&D debris, and industrial solid waste. An ISWM

Plan supports the development and implementation of state plans required by RCRA Subtitle

D. (T-1)

4.2.2. All ISWM Plans must be reviewed annually, updated as appropriate, and approved by the installation ESOHC. ISWM Plans required by applicable regulations must be approved and signed by a representative authorized to obligate the installation. (T-1)

Section 4B—Implementation and Operation.

4.3. Recordkeeping and Reporting.

4.3.1. Installations will maintain copies of weight certificates, shipping receipts, financial statements, and all other related documentation from solid waste generating contractors. (T-

1)

4.3.2. Owners or operators of MSW landfill (MSWLF) units must comply with the recordkeeping requirements of 40 CFR § 258.29, Criteria for Municipal Solid Waste

Landfills Recordkeeping or the Air Force RDS, whichever is more stringent. (T-0)

4.4. Handling, Storage, and Collection.

4.4.1. Installations will ensure that receptacles, collection routes, collection schedules, and collection equipment (trucks/trailers) meet 40 CFR § 243,…