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FEDERAL · 40 CFR

Part 761 — Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Manufacturing, Processing, Distribution in Commerce, and Use Prohibitions

109 sections · Title 40: Protection of Environment

§ 761.1Applicability.
§ 761.2PCB concentration assumptions for use.
§ 761.3Definitions.
§ 761.19Incorporation by reference.
§ 761.20Prohibitions and exceptions.
§ 761.30Authorizations.
§ 761.35Storage for reuse.
§ 761.40Marking requirements.
§ 761.45Marking formats.
§ 761.50Applicability.
§ 761.60Disposal requirements.
§ 761.61PCB remediation waste.
§ 761.62Disposal of PCB bulk product waste.
§ 761.63PCB household waste storage and disposal.
§ 761.64Disposal of wastes generated as a result of research and development activities authorized under § 761.30(j) and chemical analysis of PCBs.
§ 761.65Storage for disposal.
§ 761.66Emergency situations.
§ 761.70Incineration.
§ 761.71High efficiency boilers.
§ 761.72Scrap metal recovery ovens and smelters.
§ 761.75Chemical waste landfills.
§ 761.77Coordinated approval.
§ 761.79Decontamination standards and procedures.
§ 761.80Manufacturing, processing and distribution in commerce exemptions.
§ 761.91Applicability.
§ 761.93Import for disposal.
§ 761.97Export for disposal.
§ 761.99Other transboundary shipments.
§ 761.120Scope.
§ 761.123Definitions.
§ 761.125Requirements for PCB spill cleanup.
§ 761.130Sampling requirements.
§ 761.135Effect of compliance with this policy and enforcement.
§ 761.180Records and monitoring.
§ 761.185Certification program and retention of records by importers and persons generating PCBs in excluded manufacturing processes.
§ 761.187Reporting importers and by persons generating PCBs in excluded manufacturing processes.
§ 761.193Maintenance of monitoring records by persons who import, manufacture, process, distribute in commerce, or use chemicals containing inadvertently generated PCBs.
§ 761.202EPA identification numbers.
§ 761.205Notification of PCB waste activity (EPA Form 7710-53).
§ 761.207The manifest—general requirements.
§ 761.208Obtaining manifests.
§ 761.209Number of copies of a manifest.
§ 761.210Use of the manifest—Generator requirements.
§ 761.211Manifest system—Transporter requirements.
§ 761.212Transporter compliance with the manifest.
§ 761.213Use of manifest—Commercial storage and disposal facility requirements.
§ 761.214Retention of manifest records.
§ 761.215Manifest discrepancies.
§ 761.216Unmanifested waste report.
§ 761.217Exception reporting.
§ 761.218Certificate of disposal.
§ 761.219One-year exception reporting.
§ 761.240Scope and definitions.
§ 761.243Standard wipe sample method and size.
§ 761.247Sample site selection for pipe segment removal.
§ 761.250Sample site selection for pipeline section abandonment.
§ 761.253Chemical analysis.
§ 761.257Determining the regulatory status of sampled pipe.
§ 761.260Applicability.
§ 761.265Sampling bulk PCB remediation waste and porous surfaces.
§ 761.267Sampling non-porous surfaces.
§ 761.269Sampling liquid PCB remediation waste.
§ 761.272Chemical extraction and analysis of samples.
§ 761.274Reporting PCB concentrations in samples.
§ 761.280Application and scope.
§ 761.283Determination of the number of samples to collect and sample collection locations.
§ 761.286Sample size and procedure for collecting a sample.
§ 761.289Compositing samples.
§ 761.292Chemical extraction and analysis of individual samples and composite samples.
§ 761.295Reporting and recordkeeping of the PCB concentrations in samples.
§ 761.298Decisions based on PCB concentration measurements resulting from sampling.
§ 761.300Applicability.
§ 761.302Proportion of the total surface area to sample.
§ 761.304Determining sample location.
§ 761.306Sampling 1 meter square surfaces by random selection of halves.
§ 761.308Sample selection by random number generation on any two-dimensional square grid.
§ 761.310Collecting the sample.
§ 761.312Compositing of samples.
§ 761.314Chemical analysis of standard wipe test samples.
§ 761.316Interpreting PCB concentration measurements resulting from this sampling scheme.
§ 761.320Applicability.
§ 761.323Sample preparation.
§ 761.326Conducting the comparison study.
§ 761.340Applicability.
§ 761.345Form of the waste to be sampled.
§ 761.346Three levels of sampling.
§ 761.347First level sampling—waste from existing piles.
§ 761.348Contemporaneous sampling.
§ 761.350Subsampling from composite samples.
§ 761.353Second level of sample selection.
§ 761.355Third level of sample selection.
§ 761.356Conducting a leach test.
§ 761.357Reporting the results of the procedure used to simulate leachate generation.
§ 761.358Determining the PCB concentration of samples of waste.
§ 761.359Reporting the PCB concentrations in samples.
§ 761.360Background.
§ 761.363Applicability.
§ 761.366Cleanup equipment.
§ 761.369Pre-cleaning the surface.
§ 761.372Specific requirements for relatively clean surfaces.
§ 761.375Specific requirements for surfaces coated or covered with dust, dirt, grime, grease, or another absorbent material.
§ 761.378Decontamination, reuse, and disposal of solvents, cleaners, and equipment.
§ 761.380Background.
§ 761.383Applicability.
§ 761.386Required experimental conditions for the validation study and subsequent use during decontamination.
§ 761.389Testing parameter requirements.
§ 761.392Preparing validation study samples.
§ 761.395A validation study.
§ 761.398Reporting and recordkeeping.