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Title 40Protection of EnvironmentPart / Section
Chapter IEnvironmental Protection Agency1 – 1099
Subchapter ISolid Wastes239 – 299
Part 260Hazardous Waste Management System: General260.1 – 260.43
Subpart AGeneral260.1 – 260.5
§ 260.1Purpose, scope, and applicability.
§ 260.2Availability of information; confidentiality of information.
§ 260.3Use of number and gender.
§ 260.4Manifest copy submission requirements for certain interstate waste shipments.
§ 260.5Applicability of electronic manifest system and user fee requirements to facilities receiving state-only regulated waste shipments.
Subpart BDefinitions260.10 – 260.11
§ 260.10Definitions.
§ 260.11Incorporation by reference.
Subpart CRulemaking Petitions260.20 – 260.43
§ 260.20General.
§ 260.21Petitions for equivalent testing or analytical methods.
§ 260.22Petitions to amend part 261 to exclude a waste produced at a particular facility.
§ 260.23Petitions to amend 40 CFR part 273 to include additional hazardous wastes.
§ 260.30Non-waste determinations and variances from classification as a solid waste.
§ 260.31Standards and criteria for variances from classification as a solid waste.
§ 260.32Variances to be classified as a boiler.
§ 260.33Procedures for variances from classification as a solid waste, for variances to be classified as a boiler, or for non-waste determinations.
§ 260.34Standards and criteria for non-waste determinations.
§ 260.40Additional regulation of certain hazardous waste recycling activities on a case-by-case basis.
§ 260.41Procedures for case-by-case regulation of hazardous waste recycling activities.
§ 260.42Notification requirement for hazardous secondary materials.
§ 260.43Legitimate recycling of hazardous secondary materials.