[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 23]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR270.61]

[Page 328-329]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
                   CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                           AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 270--EPA ADMINISTERED PERMIT PROGRAMS: THE HAZARDOUS WASTE PERMIT PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart F--Special Forms of Permits
 
Sec. 270.61  Emergency permits.

    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part or part 124, in 
the event the Director finds an imminent and substantial endangerment to 
human health or the environment the Director may issue a temporary 
emergency permit: (1) To a non-permitted

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facility to allow treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste or 
(2) to a permitted facility to allow treatment, storage, or disposal of 
a hazardous waste not covered by an effective permit.
    (b) This emergency permit:
    (1) May be oral or written. If oral, it shall be followed in five 
days by a written emergency permit;
    (2) Shall not exceed 90 days in duration;
    (3) Shall clearly specify the hazardous wastes to be received, and 
the manner and location of their treatment, storage, or disposal;
    (4) May be terminated by the Director at any time without process if 
he or she determines that termination is appropriate to protect human 
health and the environment;
    (5) Shall be accompanied by a public notice published under 
Sec. 124.10(b) including:
    (i) Name and address of the office granting the emergency 
authorization;
    (ii) Name and location of the permitted HWM facility;
    (iii) A brief description of the wastes involved;
    (iv) A brief description of the action authorized and reasons for 
authorizing it; and
    (v) Duration of the emergency permit; and
    (6) Shall incorporate, to the extent possible and not inconsistent 
with the emergency situation, all applicable requirements of this part 
and 40 CFR parts 264 and 266.

[48 FR 14228, Apr. 1, 1983, as amended at 48 FR 30114, June 30, 1983; 60 
FR 63433, Dec. 11, 1996]