[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 24]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR247.12]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 247_COMPREHENSIVE PROCUREMENT GUIDELINE FOR PRODUCTS CONTAINING RECOVERED 
 
                       Subpart B_Item Designations
 
Sec. 247.12  Construction products.

    (a) Building insulation products, including the following items:
    (1) Loose-fill insulation, including but not limited to cellulose 
fiber, mineral fibers (fiberglass and rock wool), vermiculite, and 
perlite;
    (2) Blanket and batt insulation, including but not limited to 
mineral fibers (fiberglass and rock wool);
    (3) Board (sheathing, roof decking, wall panel) insulation, 
including but not limited to structural fiberboard and laminated 
paperboard products, perlite composite board, polyurethane, 
polyisocyanurate, polystyrene, phenolics, and composites; and
    (4) Spray-in-place insulation, including but not limited to foam-in-
place polyurethane and polyisocyanurate, and spray-on cellulose.
    (b) Structural fiberboard and laminated paperboard products for 
applications other than building insulation,

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including building board, sheathing, shingle backer, sound deadening 
board, roof insulating board, insulating wallboard, acoustical and non-
acoustical ceiling tile, acoustical and non-acoustical lay-in panels, 
floor underlayments, and roof overlay (coverboard).
    (c) Cement and concrete, including concrete products such as pipe 
and block containing:
    (1) Coal fly ash;
    (2) Ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBF);
    (3) Cenospheres; or
    (4) Silica fume from silicon and ferrosilicon metal production.
    (d) Carpet made from polyester fiber made from recovered materials 
for use in moderate-wear applications such as single-family housing and 
similar wear applications.
    (e) Floor tiles and patio blocks containing recovered rubber or 
plastic.
    (f) Shower and restroom dividers/partitions containing recovered 
plastic or steel.
    (g)(1) Consolidated latex paint used for covering graffiti; and
    (2) Reprocessed latex paint used for interior and exterior 
architectural applications such as wallboard, ceilings, and trim; gutter 
boards; and concrete, stucco, masonry, wood, and metal surfaces.
    (h) Carpet cushion made from bonded polyurethane, jute, synthetic 
fibers, or rubber containing recovered materials.
    (i) Flowable fill containing coal fly ash and/or ferrous foundry 
sands.
    (j) Railroad grade crossing surfaces made from cement and concrete 
containing fly ash, recovered rubber, recovered steel, recovered wood, 
or recovered plastic.
    (k) Modular threshold ramps containing recovered steel, rubber, or 
aluminum.
    (l) Nonpressure pipe containing recovered steel, plastic, or cement.
    (m) Roofing materials containing recovered steel, aluminum, fiber, 
rubber, plastic or plastic composites, or cement.

[60 FR 21381, May 1, 1995, as amended at 62 FR 60974, Nov. 13, 1997; 65 
FR 3081, Jan. 19, 2000; 69 FR 24038, Apr. 30, 2004]