[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: 40CFR273.4]



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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 A_General

 

Sec.  273.4  Applicability--Mercury-containing equipment.



    (a) Mercury-containing equipment covered under this part 273. The 

requirements of this part apply to persons managing mercury-containing 

equipment, as described in Sec.  273.9, except those listed in paragraph 

(b) of this section.

    (b) Mercury-containing equipment not covered under this part 273. 

The requirements of this part do not apply to persons managing the 

following mercury-containing equipment:

    (1) Mercury-containing equipment that is not yet a waste under part 

261 of this chapter. Paragraph (c) of this section describes when 

mercury-containing equipment becomes a waste;

    (2) Mercury-containing equipment that is not a hazardous waste. 

Mercury-containing equipment is a hazardous waste if it exhibits one or 

more of the characteristics identified in part 261, subpart C of this 

chapter or is listed in part 261, subpart D of this chapter; and

    (3) Equipment and devices from which the mercury-containing 

components have been removed.

    (c) Generation of waste mercury-containing equipment. (1) Used 

mercury-containing equipment becomes a waste on the date it is 

discarded.

    (2) Unused mercury-containing equipment becomes a waste on the date 

the handler decides to discard it.



[70 FR 45520, Aug. 5, 2005]