---
kind: "unit"
title: "40"
title_heading: "Protection of Environment"
key: "chI/subchR/part761"
level: "part"
label: "Part 761"
heading: "POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBs) MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING, DISTRIBUTION IN COMMERCE, AND USE PROHIBITIONS"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/chI-subchR-part761"
sections_count: 109
---

# Part 761 — POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBs) MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING, DISTRIBUTION IN COMMERCE, AND USE PROHIBITIONS

Title 40 C.F.R. — Protection of Environment › Chapter I — Environmental Protection Agency › Subchapter R — Toxic Substances Control Act

## Contents

- [Subpart A — General](/cfr/40/chI-subchR-part761-subpartA.md)
- [Subpart B — Manufacturing, Processing, Distribution in Commerce, and Use of PCBs and PCB Items](/cfr/40/chI-subchR-part761-subpartB.md)
- [Subpart C — Marking of PCBs and PCB Items](/cfr/40/chI-subchR-part761-subpartC.md)
- [Subpart D — Storage and Disposal](/cfr/40/chI-subchR-part761-subpartD.md)
- [Subpart E — Exemptions](/cfr/40/chI-subchR-part761-subpartE.md)
- [Subpart F — Transboundary Shipments of PCBs for Disposal](/cfr/40/chI-subchR-part761-subpartF.md)
- [Subpart G — PCB Spill Cleanup Policy](/cfr/40/chI-subchR-part761-subpartG.md)
- [Subpart H-I — Subparts H-I [Reserved]](/cfr/40/chI-subchR-part761-subpartH-I.md)
- [Subpart J — General Records and Reports](/cfr/40/chI-subchR-part761-subpartJ.md)
- [Subpart K — PCB Waste Disposal Records and Reports](/cfr/40/chI-subchR-part761-subpartK.md)
- [Subpart L — Subpart L [Reserved]](/cfr/40/chI-subchR-part761-subpartL.md)
- [Subpart M — Determining a PCB Concentration for Purposes of Abandonment or Disposal of Natural Gas Pipeline: Selecting Sample Sites, Collecting Surface Samples, and Analyzing Standard PCB Wipe Samples](/cfr/40/chI-subchR-part761-subpartM.md)
- [Subpart N — Cleanup Site Characterization Sampling for PCB Remediation Waste in Accordance with § 761.61(a)(2)](/cfr/40/chI-subchR-part761-subpartN.md)
- [Subpart O — Sampling To Verify Completion of Self-Implementing Cleanup and On-Site Disposal of Bulk PCB Remediation Waste and Porous Surfaces in Accordance With § 761.61(a)(6)](/cfr/40/chI-subchR-part761-subpartO.md)
- [Subpart P — Sampling Non-Porous Surfaces for Measurement-Based Use, Reuse, and On-Site or Off-Site Disposal Under § 761.61(a)(6) and Decontamination Under § 761.79(b)(3)](/cfr/40/chI-subchR-part761-subpartP.md)
- [Subpart Q — Self-Implementing Alternative Extraction and Chemical Analysis Procedures for Non-liquid PCB Remediation Waste Samples](/cfr/40/chI-subchR-part761-subpartQ.md)
- [Subpart R — Sampling Non-Liquid, Non-Metal PCB Bulk Product Waste for Purposes of Characterization for PCB Disposal in Accordance With § 761.62, and Sampling PCB Remediation Waste Destined for Off-Site Disposal, in Accordance With § 761.61](/cfr/40/chI-subchR-part761-subpartR.md)
- [Subpart S — Double Wash/Rinse Method for Decontaminating Non-Porous Surfaces](/cfr/40/chI-subchR-part761-subpartS.md)
- [Subpart T — Comparison Study for Validating a New Performance-Based Decontamination Solvent Under § 761.79(d)(4)](/cfr/40/chI-subchR-part761-subpartT.md)