[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: 40CFR273.17]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
                   CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                           AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 273--STANDARDS FOR UNIVERSAL WASTE MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart B--Standards for Small Quantity Handlers of Universal Waste
 
Sec. 273.17  Response to releases.

    (a) A small quantity handler of universal waste must immediately 
contain all releases of universal wastes and other residues from 
universal wastes.
    (b) A small quantity handler of universal waste must determine 
whether any material resulting from the release is hazardous waste, and 
if so, must manage the hazardous waste in compliance with all applicable 
requirements of 40 CFR parts 260 through 272. The handler is considered 
the generator of

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the material resulting from the release, and must manage it in 
compliance with 40 CFR part 262.