[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 24]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR266.70]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
                           AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 266--STANDARDS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SPECIFIC HAZARDOUS WASTES AND 
SPECIFIC TYPES OF HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart F--Recyclable Materials Utilized for Precious Metal Recovery
 
Sec. 266.70  Applicability and requirements.


    (a) The regulations of this subpart apply to recyclable materials 
that are reclaimed to recover economically significant amounts of gold, 
silver, platinum, paladium, irridium, osmium, rhodium, ruthenium, or any 
combination of these.
    (b) Persons who generate, transport, or store recyclable materials 
that are regulated under this subpart are subject to the following 
requirements:
    (1) Notification requirements under section 3010 of RCRA;
    (2) Subpart B of part 262 (for generators), Secs. 263.20 and 263.21 
(for transporters), and Secs. 265.71 and 265.72 (for persons who store) 
of this chapter; and
    (3) For precious metals exported to or imported from designated OECD 
member countries for recovery, subpart H of part 262 and 
Sec. 265.12(a)(2) of this chapter. For precious metals exported to or 
imported from non-OECD countries for recovery, subparts E and F of 40 
CFR part 262.
    (c) Persons who store recycled materials that are regulated under 
this subpart must keep the following records to document that they are 
not accumulating these materials speculatively (as defined in 
Sec. 261.1(c) of this chapter);
    (1) Records showing the volume of these materials stored at the 
beginning of the calendar year;
    (2) The amount of these materials generated or received during the 
calendar year; and
    (3) The amount of materials remaining at the end of the calendar 
year.
    (d) Recyclable materials that are regulated under this subpart that 
are accumulated speculatively (as defined in Sec. 261.1(c) of this 
chapter) are subject to all applicable provisions of parts 262 through 
265, 270 and 124 of this chapter.

[50 FR 666, Jan. 4, 1985, as amended at 61 FR 16315, Apr. 12, 1996]