Code of Maine Rules
06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL
Chapter 858 - STANDARDS FOR UNIVERSAL WASTE
Section 096-858-3 - Incorporations by Reference

Portions of this Chapter refer to specific federal regulations of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Unless otherwise noted, the federal regulations referenced are those regulations as amended up to July 1, 2019, as they appeared in volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) and are hereby incorporated by reference. Where specifically stated, the terms of a referenced federal regulation are hereby incorporated as terms of this Chapter, except that in regulations incorporated thereby, "EPA" shall mean "the Maine Department of Environmental Protection"; "Administrator", "Regional Administrator" and "Director" shall mean the Maine Board of Environmental Protection, the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection or the Commissioner's designated representative, as applicable, and the references to terms or phrases including "treat", "store", or "dispose" shall mean "handle". In addition, where the terms of federal regulations hereby incorporated by reference differ from or are inconsistent with other terms of this Chapter or 06-096 C.M.R. chs. 850 - 860, the more stringent of the requirements shall apply. Other changes to regulations incorporated hereby are as expressly made in this Chapter.

NOTE: Other requirements for generators, transporters, and facilities appear in other rules of the Department dealing with specific aspects of hazardous waste management, including universal waste. See, for example, Hazardous Waste Manifest Requirements, 06-096 C.M.R. ch. 857; Licensing of Hazardous Waste Facilities, 06-096 C.M.R. ch. 856; Standards for Hazardous Waste Facilities, 06-096 C.M.R. ch. 854; and Licensing of Transporters of Hazardous Waste, 06-096 C.M.R. ch. 853.