---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 273.80"
title: "40"
number: "273.80"
heading: "General."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/273.80"
---

# §273.80. General.

- (a) Except as provided in [paragraph (d)](#d) of this section, any person seeking to add a hazardous waste or category of hazardous waste to this part may petition for a regulatory amendment under this subpart and 40 CFR [260.20](/cfr/40/260.20.md) and [260.23](/cfr/40/260.23.md).
- (b) To be successful, the petitioner must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Administrator that regulation under the universal waste regulations of [40 CFR part 273](/cfr/40/part273.md) is: appropriate for the waste or category of waste; will improve management practices for the waste or category of waste; and will improve implementation of the hazardous waste program. The petition must include the information required by [40 CFR 260.20(b)](/cfr/40/260.20.md?p=b). The petition should also address as many of the factors listed in [40 CFR 273.81](/cfr/40/273.81.md) as are appropriate for the waste or waste category addressed in the petition.
- (c) The Administrator will evaluate petitions using the factors listed in [40 CFR 273.81](/cfr/40/273.81.md). The Administrator will grant or deny a petition using the factors listed in [40 CFR 273.81](/cfr/40/273.81.md). The decision will be based on the weight of evidence showing that regulation under [40 CFR part 273](/cfr/40/part273.md) is appropriate for the waste or category of waste, will improve management practices for the waste or category of waste, and will improve implementation of the hazardous waste program.
- (d) Hazardous waste pharmaceuticals are regulated by [40 CFR part 266](/cfr/40/part266.md) [subpart P](/cfr/40/subpartP.md) and may not be added as a category of hazardous waste for management under this part.

## Notes

### Amendments

[60 FR 25542, May 11, 1995, as amended at 84 FR 5950, Feb. 22, 2019]

### 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

[60 FR 25542, May 11, 1995, as amended at 84 FR 5950, Feb. 22, 2019]