---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 270.71"
title: "40"
number: "270.71"
heading: "Operation during interim status."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/270.71"
---

# §270.71. Operation during interim status.

- (a) During the interim status period the facility shall not:
  - (1) Treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste not specified in part A of the permit application;
  - (2) Employ processes not specified in part A of the permit application; or
  - (3) **Exceed the design capacities specified in part A of the permit application.**
- (b) **Interim status standards.** During interim status, owners or operators shall comply with the interim status standards at [40 CFR part 265](/cfr/40/part265.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6905, 6912, 6924, 6925, 6927, 6939, and 6974.

### Source

Source: 48 FR 14228, Apr. 1, 1983, unless otherwise noted.