EPA Fiftieth Update of the Federal Agency Hazardous Waste

The Environmental Protection Agency published the Fiftieth Update of the Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket on October 29, 2026. The update adds one federal facility, deletes one, and makes eighteen corrections as of September 30, 2026. It appeared in the Federal Register at 91 FR 68132. The Docket is the federal list, required by CERCLA, of agency facilities that handle hazardous waste or have released reportable quantities.

At a glance

• The notice is EPA document 2026-22064, published in the Federal Register on October 29, 2026, at 91 FR 68132.
• The list is current as of September 30, 2026, and runs five Federal Register pages, 68132 to 68136.
• Since the prior update on April 23, 2026, the revision includes one addition, one deletion, and eighteen corrections.
• EPA has maintained the Docket since 1988 under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), often called Superfund.
• The notice carries docket identifier FRL-13643-01-OLEM and is classified as a Notice, not a rule.

What the docket is and what this notice does

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, known as CERCLA or Superfund, directs the Environmental Protection Agency to keep a Docket listing federal facilities that manage hazardous waste or from which a reportable quantity of hazardous substances has been released. The agency has maintained that list since 1988.

Each update does three things. It identifies federal facilities not previously on the Docket. It identifies facilities reported to the agency since the last update. It also revises the prior list and notes facilities to be deleted. This fiftieth update performs all three: one addition, one deletion, and eighteen corrections since the April 23, 2026 update.

The notice is an informational listing, not an enforcement action against any facility. It records what federal facilities have been reported to the agency and where they now sit on the list.

What is established vs. what is alleged

There is no allegation and no dispute in this document. The notice is a regulatory publication by the Environmental Protection Agency, published in the Federal Register on October 29, 2026, stating that the Docket list is current as of September 30, 2026.

What is established by the notice is the count of changes: one addition, one deletion, and eighteen corrections. What the notice does not do is make findings of liability, fault, or violation against any facility. Listing on, or removal from, the Docket is not a court ruling and creates no verdict. Readers who encounter the notice should treat it as a registry update rather than a legal determination.

Where the listing stands procedurally

This is a Federal Register notice, not litigation, so there is no MDL, no bellwether trial process, and no court docket to track. An MDL, or multidistrict litigation, is a consolidation of federal cases before one judge; a bellwether trial is an early test case chosen from such a group. None of those procedures applies here.

The text states that the list is current as of September 30, 2026, and that it reflects changes since the previous update on April 23, 2026. The notice was assigned document number 2026-22064, cited at 91 FR 68132, and it spans pages 68132 to 68136. It is one of the periodic updates the agency issues to keep the public record of listed federal facilities current.

How facility listings change over time

The Docket is a living list. Facilities are added when they are reported to the agency, and corrections revise entries already on it. Deletions remove facilities from the list entirely. The prior update took effect on April 23, 2026, and this one measures its changes from that date.

For readers tracking environmental enforcement more broadly, related federal registers and compliance materials are covered elsewhere on this site, including the Clean Water Act hazardous substance facility response plans and the AFFF PFAS firefighting foam litigation, which concerns a separate body of contamination claims. The Docket update is distinct from both: it is a listing of federal facilities, not a lawsuit or a cleanup settlement.

Key dates

• 1988: The Environmental Protection Agency begins maintaining the Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket under CERCLA.
• April 23, 2026: The previous update to the Docket is published; this notice measures changes from this date.
• September 30, 2026: The date as of which the list in this notice is current.
• October 29, 2026: EPA publishes the Fiftieth Update at 91 FR 68132 as document 2026-22064.

What this does not establish

The notice does not identify which facility was added, which was deleted, or which entries were corrected in the summary text supplied here; those details sit in the full Federal Register document. It does not establish that any listed facility is out of compliance, liable, or subject to an enforcement action. It is not a court order, a verdict, or a settlement, and it carries no court approval. It also does not promise any future listing, removal, or enforcement step.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket?

The Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket is a list the Environmental Protection Agency has maintained since 1988 under CERCLA. It records federal facilities that manage hazardous waste or from which a reportable quantity of hazardous substances has been released. EPA publishes periodic updates to keep the list current.

What changed in the fiftieth update?

The Fiftieth Update of the Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket, published October 29, 2026, reports one addition, one deletion, and eighteen corrections since the prior update on April 23, 2026. The list is current as of September 30, 2026. The notice appears at 91 FR 68132.

Is this notice a lawsuit or a court ruling?

No. The Fiftieth Update is a Federal Register notice from the Environmental Protection Agency, not a court order, verdict, or settlement. There is no MDL or trial date connected to it. It is a registry update listing federal facilities reported to the agency.

Does being added to the docket mean a facility broke the law?

The notice does not make findings of liability or fault about any facility. Being added to the Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket reflects that a facility was reported to the agency under CERCLA. Listing is a registry step, not a legal determination of violation.

Sources

1. Federal Register: “Fiftieth Update of the Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket” (link, accessed 2026-11-02)
2. Federal Register: “All Documents” (link, accessed 2026-11-02)
3. Federal Register: “Agencies” (link, accessed 2026-11-02)
4. Federal Register: “Documents of type Rule” (link, accessed 2026-11-02)
5. Federal Register: “Documents of type Notice” (link, accessed 2026-11-02)
6. Federal Register: “Documents of type Proposed Rule” (link, accessed 2026-11-02)