Public Notice: POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCB) TRIAL BURN FOR THE TRAIN I INCINERATOR AT CLEAN HARBORS DEER PARK, LA PORTE, TEXAS

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PUBLIC NOTICE

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

REGION 6, DALLAS, TEXAS

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCB) TRIAL BURN FOR THE TRAIN I INCINERATOR

AT CLEAN HARBORS DEER PARK, LA PORTE, TEXAS

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 office in Dallas, Texas, is hereby notifying of the plan to conduct a PCB Trial Burn for the Train 1 Incinerator at Clean Harbors Deer Park, located at 2027 Independence Parkway South, La Porte, Texas. The facility is authorized to dispose of solid and liquid PCBs by high temperature incineration in its Train I Incinerator and to store PCB wastes for commercial purposes. The EPA has the authority to issue approvals for disposal of PCBs by incineration under Section 6(e) of the Toxic Substances Control Act and in accordance with regulations at 40 CFR 761.70. For general information on PCBs and the EPA’s PCB regulatory program, visit https://www.epa.gov/pcbs/learn-about-polychlorinated-biphenyls.

The PCB Trial Burn is scheduled during the week of April 13, 2026. To obtain a copy of the PCB trial burn plan, please visit https://www.epa.gov/pcbs/epa-region-6-polychlorinated-biphenyls.  This public notice opens on March 2, 2026, for a 30-day comment period and closes on April 1, 2026. To submit comments or for assistance with accessing the trial burn plan, please contact Dr. Sunita Baniya at Baniya.Sunita@epa.gov or (214) 665-7121; or Ms. Claire Rosales at Rosales.Claire@epa.gov or (214) 665-6571.