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BY ORDER OF THE

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE

AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 32-7042

15 APRIL 2009

Incorporating Change 1, 31 March 2010

Civil Engineering

WASTE MANAGEMENT

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OPR: HQ USAF/A7CAQ

Supersedes: AFI 32-7042, 12 May 1994

Certified by: HQ USAF/A7CA (Col

Golden)

Pages: 62

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.

It applies to 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 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) (See AFI 32-7006, Environmental

Programs in Foreign Countries, to be replaced by AFI 32-7001). In case of conflict, UCC policy, the environmental annex, the FGS, or the OEBGD takes precedence over this AFI. Send comments and suggested improvements on Air Force (AF) Form 847, Recommendation for

Change of Publication, through channels, to Headquarters, United States Air Force (HQ

USAF), Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations, Logistics, and Mission Support, Asset

Management & Operations Division (A7CA), 1260 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-

1260. Any organization may supplement this instruction. Major commands (MAJCOM), field operating agencies (FOA), and direct reporting units (DRU) send one copy of each supplement to HQ USAF/A7CA; other commands send one copy of each supplement to the next higher headquarters. Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with AFMAN 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of in accordance with the Air Force Records Management System (AFRIMS) records disposition schedule (RDS) located at https://www.my.af.mil/gcss-af61a/afrims/afrims/.

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Additionally, for generation of report(s) as a result of this AFI refer to applicable Reports

Control Numbers (RCN) in accordance with AFI 33-324.

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

This interim change clarifies the requirement that operation and maintenance (O&M) costs must be reimbursed first with QRP proceeds earned in the same fiscal year, and if in accordance with the annual provisions provided in law, net QRP proceeds can be carried over to the next fiscal year and available until expended.

Chapter 1—INTRODUCTION 5

Section 1A—Overview 5

1.1. Concept

1.2. Scope

1.3. Objectives

1.4. Applicable Standards and Regulations

1.5. Overseas Compliance

1.6. Records Retention

Section 1B—Responsibilities. 6

1.7. Secretary of the Air Force (SAF)

1.8. Headquarters, US Air Force (HQ USAF)

1.9. Major Commands, Field Operating Agencies, and Direct Reporting Units

1.10. Installations

1.11. Environmental Management System

Chapter 2—HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 12

Section 2A—Planning 12

2.1. General Requirements

2.2. Hazardous Waste Management Plan

2.3. Waste Characterization and Identification

2.4. Disposal Contracts

2.5. Host-Tenant Support

Section 2B—Implementation and Operation. 16

2.6. Training

2.7. Permits, Recordkeeping, and Reporting

2.8. Accumulation

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2.9. Turn-in and Disposal Procedures

Section 2C—Checking and Corrective Action. 19

2.10. Inspections

2.11. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act-Corrective Action

2.12. Payment of Fines and Penalties

2.13. Metrics

Chapter 3—INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 22

Section 3A—Planning 22

3.1. General Requirements

3.2. Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan

Section 3B—Implementation and Operation. 23

3.3. Recordkeeping and Reporting

3.4. Handling, Storage, and Collection

3.5. Municipal Solid Waste

3.6. Solid Waste Diversion

Table 3.1. Items that may or may not be recycled and directly sold under a QRP

3.7. Industrial Solid Waste Management Program

3.8. Construction and Demolition Debris

Section 3C—Checking and Corrective Action. 33

3.9. Inspections

3.10. Metrics

Chapter 4—MANAGEMENT OF POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCB) WASTES 34

Section 4A—Planning. 34

4.1. General Concepts

Section 4B—Implementation and Operation. 34

4.2. Recordkeeping

4.3. PCB Waste Disposal

Chapter 5—MANAGEMENT REVIEW 37

Section 5A—Planning 37

5.1. Regulatory Agency Noncompliance Actions

5.2. Automated Civil Engineer System-Program Management

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5.3. Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Council

Chapter 6—PRESCRIBED AND ADOPTED FORMS 38

Section 6A—Forms 38

6.1. Prescribed Forms

6.2. Adopted Forms:

Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATION 39

Attachment 2—WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPLIANCE STATUTES AND REGULATIONS 51

Attachment 3—AIR FORCE HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL 53

Attachment 4—STANDARD VOLUME-TO-WEIGHT CONVERSION FACTORS 58

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Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

Section 1A—Overview

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. In accordance with RCRA, the Air

Force will have a program in place to reduce the volume and toxicity of waste generated. 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. SW and 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 EMS as defined in higher headquarters’ EMS-related policies, procedures, and guidance documents.

1.2. Scope. This AFI describes the Air Forces’s management ofmunicipal solid waste (MSW), industrial solid waste, construction and demolition (C&D) debris, hazardous waste, and 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. Under the Medical Waste Tracking Act of 1988, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concluded that medical waste presents more of an occupational concern than a generalized environmental concern. However, some medical waste can be deemed hazardous and as such, this waste should be handled as a HW under the RCRA regulations.

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.

1.4. Applicable Standards and Regulations. The AF complies with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations; Executive Orders (EO); US Department of Defense (DoD) and

AF policies; and the OEBGD, appropriate FGS, and international agreements. See Attachment 2 for list of pertinent statutes and regulations.

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/A7CA through the appropriate

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MAJCOM. AFI 32-7006 (to be replaced by AFI 32-7001) describes the Air Force environmental program in foreign countries.

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/gcss-af61a/afrims/afrims/, prescribes retention periods for specified environmental planning documents.

Section 1B—Responsibilities.

1.7. Secretary of the Air Force (SAF). The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for

Installations, Environment, and Logistics (SAF/IE) promulgates and oversees policy for complying with waste management requirements.

1.7.1. The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Environment, Safety, and

Occupational Health (SAF/IEE) promulgates and oversees policy for hazardous waste compliance and resource management.

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

1.8.1. Air Force Civil Engineer (HQ USAF/A7C) will formulate policy, allocate resources, and oversee execution of waste management programs throughout the Air Force.

1.8.2. Air Force Director of Logistics Readiness, Supply Chain Management Division (HQ

USAF/A4RM) will incorporate SW and HW compliance requirements into supply processes through policies, procedures, and training. HQ USAF/A4RM will also formulate policy, incorporate training, and allocate resources for the transportation of hazardous materials or hazardous waste.

1.8.3. Air Force Director of Maintenance, Maintenance Management (HQ USAF/A4MM) will incorporate SW and HW compliance requirements into weapons maintenance processes through policies, procedures, and training.

1.8.4. Air Force Surgeon General (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.

1.8.5. Air Force Chief of Safety (HQ USAF/SE) will incorporate SW and HW compliance requirements into safety processes through policies, procedures, and training.

1.9. Major Commands, Field Operating Agencies, and Direct Reporting Units.

1.9.1. MAJCOMs, FOAs, and DRUs will provide execution guidance and oversee implementation of this AFI. All references to MAJCOMs include the National Guard Bureau

Air Directorate and other agencies HQ USAF recognizes as ―MAJCOM equivalent.‖

1.9.2. The Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment (AFCEE) will provide technical expertise and regulatory support for the SW and HW programs.

1.9.3. The Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency (AFCESA) will provide technical expertise and guidance as requested by HQ USAF/A7C.

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1.9.4. The MAJCOM Weapons Systems Manager (Maintenance, A4M) 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).

1.9.5. The Air Force Institute of Technology Civil Engineer and Services School

(AFIT/CESS) will provide educational programs in support of the Waste Management

Program.

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

(AFLOA/JACE) will provide legal advice and support as required. AFLOA/JACE will ensure coordination with Department of Justice (DOJ), General Counsel, Installations and

Environment (SAF/GCN) regarding the payment of penalties. AFLOA/JACE must review and advise on all proposed settlements of regulator actions where the terms of the settlement include provision for the payment of fines, supplemental environmental projects, or other commitments. The Regional Counsels (AFLOA/JACE-ER; AFLOA/JACE-CR and

AFLOA/JACE-WR) will assist in resolving enforcement actions processed against Air Force installations.

1.10. Installations.

1.10.1. Installation commander. Installation commanders are ultimately responsible for all aspects of the installation’s SW and HW management programs. Installation commanders will:

1.10.1.1. Ensure that appropriate SW and HW management practices consistent with applicable requirements are emphasized to all installation personnel through education and training, to include shop level training, as needed.

1.10.1.2. Ensure that a HW minimization program is in place to reduce the volume and toxicity of waste generated IAW RCRA Section 3002(b) and 42 U.S.C. 6922(b), or analogous OEBGD/FGS requirements, and Executive Order 13423, Strengthening

Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management.

1.10.1.3. Sign all installation SW and HW permit applications as required; this authority shall not be delegated.

1.10.1.4. Sign, or delegate in writing the authority to sign, HW manifests. Signature delegation should remain with active duty and civilian employees only.

1.10.1.5. Ensure that enforcement actions are addressed within the timeframe stated in the action.

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

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

1.10.1.7. Ensure the proper disposal of all wastes from the installation.

1.10.1.8. Ensure that a recycling program or Qualified Recycling Program (QRP) with a current business plan is implemented.

1.10.1.9. Designate the QRP manager in writing.

1.10.1.10. Ensure that hazardous materials are made available for reuse to the maximum extent possible before disposal.

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1.10.1.11. Ensure that employees handling HW have HW responsibilities reflected in their job descriptions.

1.10.1.12. Ensure that the legal office and Civil Engineer coordinate on any permits, land use restrictions, or other binding agreements with the regulatory agencies.

1.10.1.13. Ensure that the public affairs office, as the CA program’s liaison to the community, complies with the public relations provisions in the RCRA permit and keeps the public involved during the CA process.

1.10.2. 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).

1.10.3. Civil Engineer (CE). CE has overall management responsibility of the installation environmental program including control over SW disposal contracts and HW disposal contracts if funded separately from Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office (DRMO)

(disposal and recycling). 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:

1.10.3.1. Act as the liaison office for environmental compliance issues with regulatory agencies, IAW applicable policy.

1.10.3.2. Establish local procedures, prepare and maintain management plans, and provide technical expertise with regard to waste management requirements.

1.10.3.3. Oversee proper programming and recordkeeping procedures.

1.10.3.4. Prepare and modify required permits.

1.10.3.5. Implement procedures (HW Plan, etc.) to ensure/track generators maintain up-to-date waste stream information and profiles, to include implementing the AF-approved automated HW tracking system.

1.10.3.6. Maintain all SW and HW related records in an approved environmental reporting system and IAW retention times prescribed by the Air Force RDS.

1.10.3.7. Develop and submit five-year budget requests for facilities, personnel, training, waste disposal, and other waste management needs.

1.10.3.8. Ensure the proper disposal of all wastes from the installation.

1.10.3.9. Ensure that appropriate personnel are adequately trained.

1.10.3.10. Review and ensure ESOHC review of ISW and HW management plans.

1.10.3.11. Solid waste disposal data collection in support of the ISWM program is one of many instances where environmental management and operations must collaborate and coordinate their efforts to ensure that policy, guidance, and implementation are all consistent. Although solid waste disposal data originated with Operations it is submitted through environmental requiring data collection and validation to be a joint effort.

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1.10.3.11.1. 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.

1.10.3.11.2. The environmental management function is responsible for overall solid waste and recycling policy, program oversight, regulatory interpretation, and permits

(to include applications, renewals, oversight, and reporting) and the development of compliance guidance.

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

Program."

1.10.5. 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.

1.10.6. Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) Emergency Planning and Response Teams. 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 (EMP) 10-2. (See AFMAN 32-4013, Hazardous Material Emergency

Planning and Response Guide, for further guidance).

1.10.7. 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 DRMO

HW disposal system.

1.10.7.1. MSG ensures that hazardous materials purchased and approved through the supply system are reutilized to the maximum extent possible before being declared a waste. This also applies to Hazardous Material Facilities (HAZMARTs) (see AFI 32-

7086, Hazardous Materials Management). The reutilization, transfer, donation, or sale

(RTDS) process under the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) must be the last option utilized before materials are sent to DRMO as waste.

1.10.7.1.1. Base Transportation. Advises on proper shipping containers and transportation requirements. Works with munitions personnel to arrange shipment of waste military munitions.

1.10.7.1.2. Operational Contracting Squadron (OCS). 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.

Contracting Squadron will provide timely and 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.

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1.10.8. Generating Activity. Generating activities will:

1.10.8.1. Manage initial accumulation points and HWAS, where applicable, IAW the installation HWMP and all applicable policies, regulations, and laws.

1.10.8.2. Ensure that waste streams are properly characterized (i.e., to determine whether or not they are hazardous wastes) and appropriate documentation is maintained. Ensure that all new and existing waste streams and/or process changes have been 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. Coordinate process and waste changes with BE to determine any occupational or environmental health risk.

1.10.8.3. 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.

1.10.8.4. Ensure that appropriate employees are trained IAW all applicable regulations.

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

1.10.9. Air Force Installation 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 memorandums of understanding or other appropriate means that their tenants:

1.10.9.1. Meet the appropriate tenant responsibilities as spelled out in installation waste management plans.

1.10.9.2. Conduct their activities IAW the installation’s permit requirements. Non-DoD tenants should apply for their own EPA identification number when possible.

1.10.9.3. Submit reports required by the installation’s HWMP within time frames established.

1.10.9.4. Reimburse the installation for waste disposal costs IAW paragraph 7.10 of AFI

65-601, Volume 1, Budget Guidance and Procedures. A tenant who has not been exempted must reimburse the installation for its accumulated charges exceeding $125 for any calendar quarter. Billings that do not exceed $125 for any calendar quarter must also be paid unless they are waived by the installation. See Section 2.5 for Host-Tenant

Support requirements.

1.10.9.5. Reimburse the installation for fines and penalties that the installation commander determines are attributable to their activities.

1.10.10. DRMO. DRMOs, under the DRMS, are the DoD HW disposal agent. According to

DoD 4160.21-M, Defense Materiel Disposition Manual, the Defense Logistics Agency 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.)

DRMO responsibilities include the following:

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

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

1.10.10.3. 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;

1.10.10.4. In addition to the base, DRMO keeps records of all Hazardous Waste Profile

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

1.10.11. Maintenance Directorate (A4M). 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.

1.10.11.1. Designate the installation Maintenance Group weapon system SW/HW focal point (environmental coordinator) in writing.

1.10.12. Staff Judge Advocate (SJA). When an enforcement action, notice of violation

(NOV), RCRA permit, and related documentation/communications are received by the installation, JA will review the relevant documentation and provide legal advice regarding same to the CE and the installation commander. JA will be available, if necessary, to also provide legal support at the hearings regarding those issues.

1.11. 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, as part of a larger undertaking toward an Air Force Environment, Safety, and

Occupational Health Management System (ESOHMS). All Air Force installations and facilities will comply with EO 13423 and Air Force EMS guidance. 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 2

HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Section 2A—Planning

2.1. General Requirements.

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

Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 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, Part 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 (see section 1.4).

There are many exceptions to waste being considered RCRA HW, with household waste being one of them. This AFI cannot address all exempted wastes.

2.1.2. The installation commander is responsible for complying with laws governing HW disposal from all activities on base. Management and disposal of HW by the DRMO or by contractors does not relieve the installation commander of this responsibility.

2.1.2.1. The installation ESOHC will support the installation commander to oversee compliance with HW laws per AFI 90-801, Environment, Safety, and Occupational

Health Councils (ESOHC).

2.1.2.2. Regardless of who disposes of HW from an installation, or signs the HW manifest, the installation commander is ultimately responsible for the proper final disposal of HW and the accuracy of the HW manifest.

2.1.3. 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).

2.1.4. Installations must have a hazardous waste minimization program to reduce the volume and toxicity of waste generated IAW RCRA Section 3002(b), 42 U.S.C. 6922(b). Preference should be given to source reduction. The Hazardous material process authorization under the

Installation Hazardous Material Program (IHMP) is a method, per AFI 32-7086, to document compliance with above requirement.

2.1.5. Installations must strive to eliminate the need for RCRA permits for HW storage, treatment, or disposal, where feasible. Any new initiatives that will require a RCRA permit for on-site activities must be coordinated with HQ USAF/A7CA through the appropriate

MAJCOM Asset Management and/or Civil Engineering function.

2.1.6. Installations with RCRA permits for HW storage, treatment, or disposal must comply with those permits. In the event of a conflict, permit requirements supersede this instruction.

2.1.7. 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, AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 32-7042 15 APRIL 2009 13

FGS, and/or international agreements. The program will include: HWMP, training, characterization, turn-in and disposal procedures, disposal contracts, inspections, munitions, mixed waste, permits and recordkeeping (includes compliance with RCRA-CA requirements), and host-tenant support.

2.1.8. 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 AF-specific requirements of this Chapter as long as they meet the minimum RCRA regulations applicable to CESQG. Exemptions are Sections 2.4, 2.8.2, and 2.9.2, which must be considered, regardless of generator status.

2.2. Hazardous Waste Management Plan.

2.2.1. The HWMP will reflect current regulatory requirements and installation HW activities.

2.2.2. The ESOHC will review and approve the plan annually.

2.2.3. The HWMP must contain, at a minimum, a waste inventory, waste analysis plan

(WAP), HW management procedures, reporting procedures, training plan, waste minimization plan, a pollution prevention plan, and a reference to the installation preparedness and spill prevention plan or equivalent plan, to include the HW contingency plan. The HWMP will reference these applicable plans prepared independent of the HWMP.

2.2.3.1. If the DRMO acts as the disposal agent, the HWMP must also address the HW turn-in requirements in U.S. Department of Defense Manual (DoDM) DoD 4160.21-M, Defense Materiel Disposition Manual.

2.3. Waste Characterization and Identification.

2.3.1. Waste generating activities will be coordinated with the CE to ensure that waste streams are properly characterized IAW 40 CFR Part 261, applicable DoD, state, and local regulations, and FGS requirements, or OEBGD in the absence of approved FGS. Activities will coordinate with BE to determine any occupational or environmental health risk related to their wastes. Each installation will prepare a WAP that will include a Hazardous Waste

Stream Inventory (HWSI) and descriptions on a HWPS.

2.3.2. The WAP identifies hazardous waste streams and sets forth procedures, including specific sampling methods, necessary to ensure proper HW treatment, storage, or disposal.

The WAP must be kept on-site. At a minimum, the WAP must include the wastes that were evaluated and analyzed, a description of the testing and analytical methods used, the HW sampling methods used, the location of samples taken for analysis and frequency, sample documentation, sample quality assurance and quality control procedures, and sample request procedures.

2.3.2.1. The WAP should document the reevaluation frequency for installation waste streams to ensure their characteristics have not substantially changed. The WAP should include a description of the re-evaluation procedures and require re-characterization each waste stream when the generating process or operation is changed.

2.3.2.2. Document chemical and physical analysis for each waste stream sampled and retain IAW AFMAN 33-363, Management of Records.

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2.3.3. HWSI describes all HW streams generated. Installations 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).

2.3.4. Installations will document the waste stream description on DRMS Form 1930, Hazardous Waste Profile Sheet or HAF/DRMS-approved variant.

2.3.5. Handle all potentially hazardous, yet uncharacterized wastes, as HW as required by applicable federal, state, or local regulations, and FGS requirements, or OEBGD in the absence of approved FGS, pending determination.

2.3.6. Universal Waste. Federally designated universal wastes include batteries, pesticides, mercury-containing equipment, and lamps.

2.3.6.1. The AF encourages the recycling of universal waste IAW 40 CFR Part 273, however, the decision for implementing a recycling program IAW federal, state, and local standards will be the responsibility of the installations.

2.3.6.2. Universal waste regulations streamline HW management standards for these wastes to encourage treatment and recycling programs, and to reduce the quantity of these wastes going to MSW landfills or combustors.

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

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

Energy Act (AEA), State and USAF disposal requirements. 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.

2.3.7.2. 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/CEV, 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.

2.3.8. 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

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.

2.3.8.1. 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 Part 264/265 Subpart EE and Part 266

Subpart M as appropriate.

2.4. Disposal Contracts.

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2.4.1. See paragraph 2.9.2.3 for policy on local contracts. When approved, 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.

2.4.2. Ensure that any installation contracts for HW disposal which are allowed per Section

2.9.2.3 will not conflict with provisions of an existing DRMO contract or result in breach of a DRMO contract.

2.4.2.1. All local contract development will be coordinated with the contracting officer, Staff Judge Advocate (SJA), installation environmental manager, and installation civil engineer.

2.4.2.1.1. 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.

2.4.2.1.2. 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.

2.4.3. 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. MAJCOMs must develop procedures to evaluate contract performance and oversight requirements associated with the disposition (treatment and disposal or recycling) of HW, especially for local contracts separate from the DRMS.

MAJCOMs and installations should ensure adequate management controls and waivers are in place and documents available for installations not using the DRMS for HW disposal. The checklist and references provided at Attachment 3 can help installations in this endeavor.

2.5. Host-Tenant Support.

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

Air Force installations.

2.5.2. For intraservice support (including Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and the Air National

Guard), host Air Force installations plan and fund for their tenants’ HW disposal needs, unless paragraph 2.5.4 applies.

2.5.3. Tenants must follow all laws and regulations applicable to the installation as well as the installation HWMP, and provide input and submit reports that the HWMP requires.

2.5.3.1. 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.

2.5.3.2. Tenants responsible for HW management facilities that require permitting must coordinate with the host-installation. The tenant then signs as ―operator‖ and the installation commander signs as ―owner.‖

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2.5.4. The tenant will reimburse the installation IAW AFI 65-601 Volume 1, for all waste disposal costs that exceed $125 for any calendar quarter and as documented in a host-tenant agreement. If a tenant organization’s accumulated charges do not exceed $125 per calendar quarter, the installation can use its discretion to waive billing the tenant. 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."

2.5.5. For interservice/interagency support of a DoD component or agency tenant (including component organizations of other DoD departments and agencies and component organizations of non-DoD departments and agencies, respectively), host installations will seek reimbursement for HW disposal costs for on- and off-installation tenants, following the procedures in AFI 65-601, Volume 1.

2.5.6. 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.

Section 2B—Implementation and Operation.

2.6. Training.

2.6.1. 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 Administration (OSHA) Hazardous

Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER).

2.6.1.1. 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:

2.6.1.1.1. Persons who certify HAZMAT on shipping papers by any mode of transportation, with the exception of Technical Specialists, must successfully complete an initial 80-hour HAZMAT certification course;

2.6.1.1.2. Persons who only certify HW shipments (that is, authorized by the installation commander to certify USEPA HW manifests and shipping papers) shall successfully complete the training IAW paragraph D.1.c.(2) in DTR DoDR 4500.9-R, AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 32-7042 15 APRIL 2009 17

Part II, Chapter 204, or AF-approved equivalent, in lieu of the 80-hour requirement above; and

2.6.1.1.3. 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.

2.6.2. 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.

2.6.3. HW generators must retain personnel training records and those of former employees

IAW Air Force RDS (https://www.my.af.mil/gcss-af61a/afrims/afrims/), Environmental and Natural Resources Data Training. Copies of certification of HW training must be on-site and available for inspection. Originals of these records may be kept by AF Form 1098, Special Task Certification and Recurring Training; AF Form 55, Employee Safety and

Health Record; installation centralized training records; computer database; or letters of completion.

2.6.3.1. 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.

2.6.4. MAJCOM/Installations must give priority to using HAF-approved HW education/ training sources such as AFIT HW Course WENV 521 and WESS 010 HW Accumulation

Satellite seminar, and the AF HW web-based training and the official AF-approved computer/web-based training.

2.7. Permits, Recordkeeping, and Reporting.

2.7.1. The installation commander will sign environmental permit applications; this is non-delegable. 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.

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

2.7.1.2. Installations will send their MAJCOM and the appropriate Air Force Regional

Environmental Office a copy of each signed HW permit.

2.7.2. Installations will track HW with the EPA HW manifest (or approved documentation) and report HW management activities using the approved standard Air Force automated HW system.

2.7.3. 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 DRMO IAW the Air Force

RDS. 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.

2.7.4. Maintain all HW disposal records and report HW information IAW Air Force policy and data reporting requirements.

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2.8. Accumulation.

2.8.1. Accumulate HW IAW applicable DoD, federal, state, and local laws and regulations, as well as FGS requirements.

2.8.1.1. An initial accumulation point (satellite accumulation area) is an accumulation area at or near the point of generation, which is under the control of the operator of the process generating the waste. Accumulation may continue at an initial accumulation point until 55 gallons of HW or 1 quart of acute HW is collected. If the generator accumulates HW or acute HW in excess of these amounts, the generator must mark the container with the date the amount was exceeded and transfer the HW container to a

HWAS (90/180/270-day, centralized Accumulation Area, etc.) or TSDF within three consecutive days, or as dictated by state and local regulations.

2.8.1.2. A 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.

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

2.8.1.4. Each waste-generating functional area shall appoint a primary and alternate site manager for each initial accumulation point and/or accumulation site.

2.8.2. 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 allowed for overseas bases subject to an international agreement or a Status of Forces

Agreement (SOFA). The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Environment) may grant exceptions when 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)). SAF/IE may make determinations of applicable exemptions to this requirement.

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.

2.8.2.1. When the 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 original condition, indemnifying the AF, covering the costs of any cleanup required, etc.

2.9. Turn-in and Disposal Procedures.

2.9.1. For HAZMAT.

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2.9.1.1. Installations 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.

2.9.1.2. HAZMARTs must oversee HAZMAT reuse efforts until turned into DRMO.

Installations must ensure that HAZMAT given to the DRMO for RTDS or disposal meets the requirements of DoD 4160.21-M.

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

DRMS’s RTDS program, is disposed of properly.

2.9.1.4. For proper turn-in and disposal, installations must attach Hazard Communication

(HAZCOM) standard compliant labels and material safety data sheet (MSDS) information. Without these items, DRMO will dispose of any HAZMAT as a HW, and the generator will be held responsible for the disposal costs.

2.9.1.5. Installations must not issue, ship, use, or dispose of improperly labeled

HAZMAT.

2.9.2. For HW.

2.9.2.1. Installations will follow turn-in procedures in DoD 4160.21-M.

2.9.2.2. 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.

2.9.2.3. Installations will use DRMS 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 contract disposal or per the exemptions listed in paragraph 2.9.2.4. Installations may contract for HW disposal if the commander provides appropriate justification, and the MAJCOM CE (A7C) or A7 approves the waiver. A7 or

A7C may delegate in writing the responsibility to the Chief of the Asset Management

Division.

2.9.2.4. HW from contracted cleanup/remediation projects or construction/demolition and renovation contracts are not required to go through DRMO for disposal. HW recycling, including universal waste is not considered disposal and can be independently contracted as long as legitimate recycling is consistent with EPA’s P2 hierarchy. For these types of contracts performed locally (under the control of installation contracting), the base will comply with appropriate requirements of Section 2.4 of this AFI to ensure legitimate recycling and compliant recycling facilities are being used. MAJCOMs must document management controls for recycling.

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