40 CFR § 265.345 - General operating requirements.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s265.345"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 265.345 - General operating requirements."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "265.345"
section_name: "General operating requirements."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SOLID WASTES"
part_number: "265"
part_name: "INTERIM STATUS STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 6905, 6906, 6912, 6922, 6923, 6924, 6925, 6935, 6936, 6937, and 6939g."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 33232, May 19, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "265"
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# 265.345 General operating requirements.

During start-up and shut-down of an incinerator, the owner or operator must not feed hazardous waste unless the incinerator is at steady state (normal) conditions of operation, including steady state operating temperature and air flow.