[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: 40CFR273.80]

[Page 424]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
                           AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 273--STANDARDS FOR UNIVERSAL WASTE MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart G--Petitions to Include Other Wastes Under 40 CFR Part 273
 
Sec. 273.80  General.


    (a) Any person seeking to add a hazardous waste or a category of 
hazardous waste to this part may petition for a regulatory amendment 
under this subpart and 40 CFR 260.20 and 260.23.
    (b) To be successful, the petitioner must demonstrate to the 
satisfaction of the Administrator that regulation under the universal 
waste regulations of 40 CFR part 273 is: appropriate for the waste or 
category of waste; will improve management practices for the waste or 
category of waste; and will improve implementation of the hazardous 
waste program. The petition must include the information required by 40 
CFR 260.20(b). The petition should also address as many of the factors 
listed in 40 CFR 273.81 as are appropriate for the waste or waste 
category addressed in the petition.
    (c) The Administrator will evaluate petitions using the factors 
listed in 40 CFR 273.81. The Administrator will grant or deny a petition 
using the factors listed in 40 CFR 273.81. The decision will be based on 
the weight of evidence showing that regulation under 40 CFR part 273 is 
appropriate for the waste or category of waste, will improve management 
practices for the waste or category of waste, and will improve 
implementation of the hazardous waste program.