Incinerator Operating Regulations and Related Air Emission
Standards RCED-92-21, Oct 16, 1991 Pursuant to a congressional
request, GAO provided information on the: (1) differences
between hazardous waste incinerators that have received permits
under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976
and those that are allowed to operate for some limited period of
time without a permit; and (2) emissions standards in effect for
incinerators during and after a particular hazardous waste
incinerator was in operation. GAO found that: (1) permitted
incinerators must conduct trial burns that meet performance
standards, while interim-status incinerators are not generally
required to do so; (2) permitted incinerators must continuously
monitor operating conditions and maintain extensive monitoring
records, while interim-status incinerators are not required to
maintain monitoring records; (3) permitted incinerators must
meet waste analysis requirements that are more specific and
extensive than those for interim-