40 CFR § 270.160 - When does my RAP become effective?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s270.160"
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title: "40 CFR § 270.160 - When does my RAP become effective?"
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "270.160"
section_name: "When does my RAP become effective?"
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SOLID WASTES"
part_number: "270"
part_name: "EPA ADMINISTERED PERMIT PROGRAMS: THE HAZARDOUS WASTE PERMIT PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 6905, 6912, 6924, 6925, 6927, 6939, and 6974."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 14228, Apr. 1, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
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# 270.160 When does my RAP become effective?

Your RAP becomes effective 30 days after the Director notifies you and all commenters that your RAP is approved unless:

(a) The Director specifies a later effective date in his decision;

(b) You or another person has appealed your RAP under § 270.155 (if your RAP is appealed, and the request for review is granted under § 270.155, conditions of your RAP are stayed according to § 124.16 of this chapter); or

(c) No commenters requested a change in the draft RAP, in which case the RAP becomes effective immediately when it is issued.