This training module:

• Lists the types of waste management activities that require a permit
• Defines "existing hazardous waste facility" and "new hazardous waste facility"
• Identifies the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) sections relevant to Part A and Part B permit application requirements and briefly describes the difference between the two parts
• Outlines the steps in the permitting process from interim status to receipt of a permit
• Cites the CFR sections pertaining to permit duration and modifications
• Identifies the differences among permit modification classes
• Lists the special forms of permits
• Lists the types of facilities that may qualify for a permit-by-rule
• States the eligibility requirements for interim status and the conditions for termination of interim status
• Lists the conditions for changes during interim status
• Describes various regulatory developments and current EPA initiatives to improve the permitting program

Access other training modules that provide overviews of other specific RCRA regulatory topics here.

• RCRA Training Module: Permits and Interim Status (PDF)(25 pp, 171 K, September 2005, EPA530-K-05-016)