§273.4. Applicability—Mercury-containing equipment.
40 C.F.R. § 273.4
Mercury-containing equipment covered under this part 273. The requirements of this part apply to persons managing mercury-containing equipment, as described in § 273.9, except those listed in paragraph (b) of this section.
Mercury-containing equipment not covered under this part 273. The requirements of this part do not apply to persons managing the following mercury-containing equipment:
Mercury-containing equipment that is not yet a waste under part 261 of this chapter. Paragraph (c) of this section describes when mercury-containing equipment becomes a waste;
Mercury-containing equipment that is not a hazardous waste. Mercury-containing equipment is a hazardous waste if it exhibits one or more of the characteristics identified in part 261, subpart C of this chapter or is listed in part 261, subpart D of this chapter; and
Equipment and devices from which the mercury-containing components have been removed.
Generation of waste mercury-containing equipment.
Used mercury-containing equipment becomes a waste on the date it is discarded.
Unused mercury-containing equipment becomes a waste on the date the handler decides to discard it.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[70 FR 45520, Aug. 5, 2005]
Authority
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6922, 6923, 6924, 6925, 6930, and 6937.
Source
Source: 60 FR 25542, May 11, 1995, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[70 FR 45520, Aug. 5, 2005]