e-CFR data is current as of December 9, 2019
TITLE 40—Protection of Environment
CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) SUBCHAPTER R—TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT PART 761—POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBs) MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING, DISTRIBUTION IN COMMERCE, AND USE PROHIBITIONS
Subpart A—GENERAL
|
| PCB concentration assumptions for use. |
|
Subpart B—MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING, DISTRIBUTION IN COMMERCE, AND USE OF PCBS AND PCB ITEMS
|
| Prohibitions and exceptions. |
|
Subpart C—MARKING OF PCBS AND PCB ITEMS
Subpart D—STORAGE AND DISPOSAL
|
| Disposal of PCB bulk product waste. |
|
|
| PCB household waste storage and disposal. |
|
|
| Disposal of wastes generated as a result of research and development activities authorized under §761.30(j) and chemical analysis of PCBs. |
|
|
| Scrap metal recovery ovens and smelters. |
|
|
| Chemical waste landfills. |
|
|
| Decontamination standards and procedures. |
|
Subpart E—EXEMPTIONS
|
| Manufacturing, processing and distribution in commerce exemptions. |
|
Subpart F—TRANSBOUNDARY SHIPMENTS OF PCBS FOR DISPOSAL
|
| Other transboundary shipments. |
|
Subpart G—PCB SPILL CLEANUP POLICY
|
| Requirements for PCB spill cleanup. |
|
|
| Effect of compliance with this policy and enforcement. |
|
Subparts H-I [Reserved]
Subpart J—GENERAL RECORDS AND REPORTS
|
| Certification program and retention of records by importers and persons generating PCBs in excluded manufacturing processes. |
|
|
| Reporting importers and by persons generating PCBs in excluded manufacturing processes. |
|
|
| Maintenance of monitoring records by persons who import, manufacture, process, distribute in commerce, or use chemicals containing inadvertently generated PCBs. |
|
Subpart K—PCB WASTE DISPOSAL RECORDS AND REPORTS
|
| EPA identification numbers. |
|
|
| Notification of PCB waste activity (EPA Form 7710-53). |
|
|
| The manifest—general requirements. |
|
|
| Number of copies of a manifest. |
|
|
| Use of the manifest—Generator requirements. |
|
|
| Manifest system—Transporter requirements. |
|
|
| Transporter compliance with the manifest. |
|
|
| Use of manifest—Commercial storage and disposal facility requirements. |
|
|
| Retention of manifest records. |
|
|
| Unmanifested waste report. |
|
|
| One-year exception reporting. |
|
Subpart L—[RESERVED]
Subpart M—DETERMINING A PCB CONCENTRATION FOR PURPOSES OF ABANDONMENT OR DISPOSAL OF NATURAL GAS PIPELINE: SELECTING SAMPLE SITES, COLLECTING SURFACE SAMPLES, AND ANALYZING STANDARD PCB WIPE SAMPLES
|
| Standard wipe sample method and size. |
|
|
| Sample site selection for pipe segment removal. |
|
|
| Sample site selection for pipeline section abandonment. |
|
|
| Determining the regulatory status of sampled pipe. |
|
Subpart N—CLEANUP SITE CHARACTERIZATION SAMPLING FOR PCB REMEDIATION WASTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH §761.61(A)(2)
|
| Sampling bulk PCB remediation waste and porous surfaces. |
|
|
| Sampling non-porous surfaces. |
|
|
| Sampling liquid PCB remediation waste. |
|
|
| Chemical extraction and analysis of samples. |
|
|
| Reporting PCB concentrations in samples. |
|
Subpart O—SAMPLING TO VERIFY COMPLETION OF SELF-IMPLEMENTING CLEANUP AND ON-SITE DISPOSAL OF BULK PCB REMEDIATION WASTE AND POROUS SURFACES IN ACCORDANCE WITH §761.61(A)(6)
|
| Determination of the number of samples to collect and sample collection locations. |
|
|
| Sample size and procedure for collecting a sample. |
|
|
| Chemical extraction and analysis of individual samples and composite samples. |
|
|
| Reporting and recordkeeping of the PCB concentrations in samples. |
|
|
| Decisions based on PCB concentration measurements resulting from sampling. |
|
Subpart P—SAMPLING NON-POROUS SURFACES FOR MEASUREMENT-BASED USE, REUSE, AND ON-SITE OR OFF-SITE DISPOSAL UNDER §761.61(A)(6) AND DECONTAMINATION UNDER §761.79(B)(3)
|
| Proportion of the total surface area to sample. |
|
|
| Determining sample location. |
|
|
| Sampling 1 meter square surfaces by random selection of halves. |
|
|
| Sample selection by random number generation on any two-dimensional square grid. |
|
|
| Chemical analysis of standard wipe test samples. |
|
|
| Interpreting PCB concentration measurements resulting from this sampling scheme. |
|
Subpart Q—SELF-IMPLEMENTING ALTERNATIVE EXTRACTION AND CHEMICAL ANALYSIS PROCEDURES FOR NON-LIQUID PCB REMEDIATION WASTE SAMPLES
|
| Conducting the comparison study. |
|
Subpart R—SAMPLING NON-LIQUID, NON-METAL PCB BULK PRODUCT WASTE FOR PURPOSES OF CHARACTERIZATION FOR PCB DISPOSAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH §761.62, AND SAMPLING PCB REMEDIATION WASTE DESTINED FOR OFF-SITE DISPOSAL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH §761.61
|
| Form of the waste to be sampled. |
|
|
| Three levels of sampling. |
|
|
| First level sampling—waste from existing piles. |
|
|
| Contemporaneous sampling. |
|
|
| Subsampling from composite samples. |
|
|
| Second level of sample selection. |
|
|
| Third level of sample selection. |
|
|
| Reporting the results of the procedure used to simulate leachate generation. |
|
|
| Determining the PCB concentration of samples of waste. |
|
|
| Reporting the PCB concentrations in samples. |
|
Subpart S—DOUBLE WASH/RINSE METHOD FOR DECONTAMINATING NON-POROUS SURFACES
|
| Pre-cleaning the surface. |
|
|
| Specific requirements for relatively clean surfaces. |
|
|
| Specific requirements for surfaces coated or covered with dust, dirt, grime, grease, or another absorbent material. |
|
|
| Decontamination, reuse, and disposal of solvents, cleaners, and equipment. |
|
Subpart T—COMPARISON STUDY FOR VALIDATING A NEW PERFORMANCE-BASED DECONTAMINATION SOLVENT UNDER §761.79(D)(4)
|
| Required experimental conditions for the validation study and subsequent use during decontamination. |
|
|
| Testing parameter requirements. |
|
|
| Preparing validation study samples. |
|
|
| Reporting and recordkeeping. |
|
| 
