[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 26]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR266.70]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 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), Sec. Sec.  263.20 and 

263.21 (for transporters), and Sec. Sec.  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]