40 CFR § 270.71 - Operation during interim status.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s270.71"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 270.71 - Operation during interim status."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "270.71"
section_name: "Operation during interim status."
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"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 6905, 6912, 6924, 6925, 6927, 6939, and 6974."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 14228, Apr. 1, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "270"
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# 270.71 Operation during interim status.

(a) During the interim status period the facility shall not:

(1) Treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste not specified in part A of the permit application;

(2) Employ processes not specified in part A of the permit application; or

(3) Exceed the design capacities specified in part A of the permit application.

(b) Interim status standards. During interim status, owners or operators shall comply with the interim status standards at 40 CFR part 265.