40 CFR § 267.31 - What are the general design and operation standards?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s267.31"
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title: "40 CFR § 267.31 - What are the general design and operation standards?"
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "267.31"
section_name: "What are the general design and operation standards?"
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SOLID WASTES"
part_number: "267"
part_name: "STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITIES OPERATING UNDER A STANDARDIZED PERMIT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 6902, 6912(a), 6924-6926, and 6930."
regulatory_source: "70 FR 53453, Sept. 8, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "267"
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# 267.31 What are the general design and operation standards?

You must design, construct, maintain, and operate your facility to minimize the possibility of a fire, explosion, or any unplanned sudden or non-sudden release of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents to air, soil, or surface water that could threaten human health or the environment.