40 CFR § 262.205 - Summary of the requirements of this subpart.

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title: "40 CFR § 262.205 - Summary of the requirements of this subpart."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "262.205"
section_name: "Summary of the requirements of this subpart."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SOLID WASTES"
part_number: "262"
part_name: "STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 6906, 6912, 6922-6925, 6937, 6938 and 6939g."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 33142, May 19, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
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# 262.205 Summary of the requirements of this subpart.

An eligible academic entity that chooses to be subject to this subpart is not required to have interim status or a RCRA Part B permit for the accumulation of unwanted material and hazardous waste in its laboratories, provided the laboratories comply with the provisions of this subpart and the eligible academic entity has a Laboratory Management Plan (LMP) in accordance with § 262.214 that describes how the laboratories owned by the eligible academic entity will comply with the requirements of this subpart.