40 CFR § 240.205-1 - Requirement.

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title: "40 CFR § 240.205-1 - Requirement."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "240.205-1"
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chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
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subchapter_name: "SOLID WASTES"
part_number: "240"
part_name: "GUIDELINES FOR THE THERMAL PROCESSING OF SOLID WASTES"
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authority: "Sec. 209(a), Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965 (Pub. L. 89-272); as amended by the Resource Recovery Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91-512)."
regulatory_source: "39 FR 29329, Aug. 14, 1974, unless otherwise noted."
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# 240.205-1 Requirement.

Emissions shall not exceed applicable existing emission standards established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (as published in parts 52, 60, 61 and 76 of this chapter) under the authority of the Clean Air Act, as amended, or State or local emission standards effective under that Act, if the latter are more stringent.