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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
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Title 40 - Protection of Environment |
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Chapter I - Environmental Protection Agency |
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SubChapter I - Solid Wastes |
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Part 261 - Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste |
| Subpart A - General |
| § 261.1 - Purpose and scope. |
| § 261.2 - Definition of solid waste. |
| § 261.3 - Definition of hazardous waste. |
| § 261.4 - Exclusions. |
| § 261.5 - [Reserved] |
| § 261.6 - Requirements for recyclable materials. |
| § 261.7 - Residues of hazardous waste in empty containers. |
| § 261.8 - PCB wastes regulated under Toxic Substance Control Act. |
| § 261.9 - Requirements for Universal Waste. |
| Subpart AA - Air Emission Standards for Process Vents |
| § 261.1030 - Applicability. |
| § 261.1031 - Definitions. |
| § 261.1032 - Standards: Process vents. |
| § 261.1033 - Standards: Closed-vent systems and control devices. |
| § 261.1034 - Test methods and procedures. |
| § 261.1035 - Recordkeeping requirements. |
| §§ 261.1036--261.1049 - [Reserved] |
| Subpart B - Criteria for Identifying the Characteristics of Hazardous Waste and for Listing Hazardous Waste |
| § 261.10 - Criteria for identifying the characteristics of hazardous waste. |
| § 261.11 - Criteria for listing hazardous waste. |
| Subpart BB - Air Emission Standards for Equipment Leaks |
| § 261.1050 - Applicability. |
| § 261.1051 - Definitions. |
| § 261.1052 - Standards: Pumps in light liquid service. |
| § 261.1053 - Standards: Compressors. |
| § 261.1054 - Standards: Pressure relief devices in gas/vapor service. |
| § 261.1055 - Standards: Sampling connection systems. |
| § 261.1056 - Standards: Open-ended valves or lines. |
| § 261.1057 - Standards: Valves in gas/vapor service or in light liquid service. |
| § 261.1058 - Standards: Pumps and valves in heavy liquid service, pressure relief devices in light liquid or heavy liquid service, and flanges and other connectors. |
| § 261.1059 - Standards: Delay of repair. |
| § 261.1060 - Standards: Closed-vent systems and control devices. |
| § 261.1061 - Alternative standards for valves in gas/vapor service or in light liquid service: percentage of valves allowed to leak. |
| § 261.1062 - Alternative standards for valves in gas/vapor service or in light liquid service: skip period leak detection and repair. |
| § 261.1063 - Test methods and procedures. |
| § 261.1064 - Recordkeeping requirements. |
| §§ 261.1065--261.1079 - [Reserved] |
| Subpart C - Characteristics of Hazardous Waste |
| § 261.20 - General. |
| § 261.21 - Characteristic of ignitability. |
| § 261.22 - Characteristic of corrosivity. |
| § 261.23 - Characteristic of reactivity. |
| § 261.24 - Toxicity characteristic. |
| Subpart CC - Air Emission Standards for Tanks and Containers |
| § 261.1080 - Applicability. |
| § 261.1081 - Definitions. |
| § 261.1082 - Standards: General. |
| § 261.1083 - Material determination procedures. |
| § 261.1084 - Standards: tanks. |
| § 261.1085 - [Reserved] |
| § 261.1086 - Standards: containers. |
| § 261.1087 - Standards: Closed-vent systems and control devices. |
| § 261.1088 - Inspection and monitoring requirements. |
| § 261.1089 - Recordkeeping requirements. |
| § 261.1090 - [Reserved] |
| Subpart D - Lists of Hazardous Wastes |
| § 261.30 - General. |
| § 261.31 - Hazardous wastes from non-specific sources. |
| § 261.32 - Hazardous wastes from specific sources. |
| § 261.33 - Discarded commercial chemical products, off-specification species, container residues, and spill residues thereof. |
| § 261.35 - Deletion of certain hazardous waste codes following equipment cleaning and replacement. |
| Appendix II to Part 261 - Method 1311 Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) |
| Appendix III to Part 261 - Chemical Analysis Test Methods |
| Subpart E - Exclusions/Exemptions |
| § 261.38 - [Reserved] |
| § 261.39 - Conditional Exclusion for Used, Broken Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) and Processed CRT Glass Undergoing Recycling. |
| § 261.40 - Conditional Exclusion for Used, Intact Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) Exported for Recycling. |
| § 261.41 - Notification and Recordkeeping for Used, Intact Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) Exported for Reuse. |
| Subparts F--G - XXX |
| Subpart H - Financial Requirements for Management of Excluded Hazardous Secondary Materials |
| § 261.140 - Applicability. |
| § 261.141 - Definitions of terms as used in this subpart. |
| § 261.142 - Cost estimate. |
| § 261.143 - Financial assurance condition. |
| § 261.147 - Liability requirements. |
| § 261.148 - Incapacity of owners or operators, guarantors, or financial institutions. |
| § 261.149 - Use of State-required mechanisms. |
| § 261.150 - State assumption of responsibility. |
| § 261.151 - Wording of the instruments. |
| §§ 261.144--261.146 - [Reserved] |
| Subpart I - Use and Management of Containers |
| § 261.170 - Applicability. |
| § 261.171 - Condition of containers. |
| § 261.172 - Compatibility of hazardous secondary materials with containers. |
| § 261.173 - Management of containers. |
| § 261.175 - Containment. |
| § 261.176 - Special requirements for ignitable or reactive hazardous secondary material. |
| § 261.177 - Special requirements for incompatible materials. |
| § 261.179 - Air emission standards. |
| Subpart J - Tank Systems |
| § 261.190 - Applicability. |
| § 261.191 - Assessment of existing tank system's integrity. |
| § 261.192 - [Reserved] |
| § 261.193 - Containment and detection of releases. |
| § 261.194 - General operating requirements. |
| § 261.195 - [Reserved] |
| § 261.196 - Response to leaks or spills and disposition of leaking or unfit-for-use tank systems. |
| § 261.197 - Termination of remanufacturing exclusion. |
| § 261.198 - Special requirements for ignitable or reactive materials. |
| § 261.199 - Special requirements for incompatible materials. |
| § 261.200 - Air emission standards. |
| Subparts K--L - XXX |
| Subpart M - Emergency Preparedness and Response for Management of Excluded Hazardous Secondary Materials |
| § 261.400 - Applicability. |
| § 261.410 - Preparedness and prevention. |
| § 261.411 - Emergency procedures for facilities generating or accumulating 6000 kg or less of hazardous secondary material. |
| § 261.420 - Contingency planning and emergency procedures for facilities generating or accumulating more than 6000 kg of hazardous secondary material. |
| Subparts N--Z - XXX |
| Appendix I to Part 261 - Representative Sampling Methods |
| Appendix V to Part 261 - [Reserved for Infectious Waste Treatment Specifications] |
| Appendix IV to Part 261 - [Reserved for Radioactive Waste Test Methods] |
| Appendix IX to Part 261 - —Wastes Excluded Under §§ 260.20 and 260.22 |
| Appendix VI to Part 261 - [Reserved for Etiologic Agents] |
| Appendix VII to Part 261 - Basis for Listing Hazardous Waste |
| Appendix VIII to Part 261 - Hazardous Constituents |
| Appendixes II-III to Part 261 - [Reserved] |
| Appendixes II-III to Part 261 - [Reserved] |