Which Kansas agency and bureau administers the state's EPA-authorized hazardous waste generator program under K.A.R. 28-31?
A. Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), Division of Environment, Bureau of Waste Management
B. Kansas Corporation Commission, Conservation Division
C. United States EPA Region 7, with no delegated state role
D. Kansas Department of Agriculture, Pesticide and Fertilizer Program
Source: K.A.R. 28-31 (Article 31, Hazardous Waste Management)
In what year did KDHE first obtain EPA authorization to administer the hazardous waste management program in Kansas in lieu of direct federal implementation?
A. 2016, the year of the federal Generator Improvements Rule
B. 1985
C. 1976, the year RCRA was enacted
D. 2013, the year Article 31 was last comprehensively updated
Source: 40 CFR 271.21; KDHE Hazardous Waste Generator Handbook
Kansas hazardous waste regulations define four generator categories, one of which does not exist under the federal RCRA generator scheme. What is that Kansas-specific category?
A. Very Small Quantity Generator (VSQG)
B. Large Quantity Generator (LQG)
C. Kansas Small Quantity Generator (KSQG)
D. Small Quantity Generator (SQG)
Source: K.A.R. 28-31-262a
Under Kansas's generator categories, a facility must generate less than what quantity of hazardous waste per calendar month to qualify as a Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator (CESQG), a stricter threshold than the federal VSQG cutoff of less than 100 kilograms?
A. Less than 6,000 kilograms
B. Less than 1,000 kilograms
C. Less than 100 kilograms
D. Less than 25 kilograms
Source: K.A.R. 28-31-262a
A Kansas facility generates 60 kilograms of non-acute hazardous waste in a calendar month. Under Kansas's four-tier generator scheme, what category does this fall into?
A. Kansas Small Quantity Generator (KSQG)
B. Large Quantity Generator (LQG)
C. Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator (CESQG)
D. Small Quantity Generator (SQG)
Source: K.A.R. 28-31-262a
