[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 26]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR273.61]

[Page 471-472]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 273_STANDARDS FOR UNIVERSAL WASTE MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart E_Standards for Destination Facilities
 
Sec. 273.61  Off-site shipments.

    (a) The owner or operator of a destination facility is prohibited 
from sending or taking universal waste to a place other than a universal 
waste handler, another destination facility or foreign destination.
    (b) The owner or operator of a destination facility may reject a 
shipment containing universal waste, or a portion of a shipment 
containing universal waste. If the owner or operator of the destination 
facility rejects a shipment or a portion of a shipment, he must contact 
the shipper to notify him of the rejection and to discuss reshipment of 
the load. The owner or operator of the destination facility must:
    (1) Send the shipment back to the original shipper, or
    (2) If agreed to by both the shipper and the owner or operator of 
the destination facility, send the shipment to another destination 
facility.
    (c) If the owner or operator of a destination facility receives a 
shipment containing hazardous waste that is not

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a universal waste, the owner or operator of the destination facility 
must immediately notify the appropriate regional EPA office of the 
illegal shipment, and provide the name, address, and phone number of the 
shipper. The EPA regional office will provide instructions for managing 
the hazardous waste.
    (d) If the owner or operator of a destination facility receives a 
shipment of non-hazardous, non-universal waste, the owner or operator 
may manage the waste in any way that is in compliance with applicable 
federal or state solid waste regulations.