40 CFR § 413.80 - Applicability: Description of the printed circuit board subcategory.

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title: "40 CFR § 413.80 - Applicability: Description of the printed circuit board subcategory."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "413.80"
section_name: "Applicability: Description of the printed circuit board subcategory."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "N"
subchapter_name: "EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS"
part_number: "413"
part_name: "ELECTROPLATING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Secs. 301, 304(g), 307, 308, 309, 402, 405, 501(a), Clean Water Act, as amended, (33 U.S.C. 1311, 1314(g), 1317, 1318, 1319, 1322, 1325 and 1341(a))."
regulatory_source: "46 FR 9467, Jan. 28, 1981, unless otherwise noted."
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# 413.80 Applicability: Description of the printed circuit board subcategory.

The provisions of this subpart apply to the manufacture of printed circuit boards, including all manufacturing operations required or used to convert an insulating substrate to a finished printed circuit board. The provisions set forth in other subparts of this category are not applicable to the manufacture of printed circuit boards.