40 CFR § 427.40 - Applicability; description of the asbestos paper (elastomeric binder) subcategory.

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title: "40 CFR § 427.40 - Applicability; description of the asbestos paper (elastomeric binder) subcategory."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "427.40"
section_name: "Applicability; description of the asbestos paper (elastomeric binder) subcategory."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
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subchapter_name: "EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS"
part_number: "427"
part_name: "ASBESTOS MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Secs. 301, 304 (b) and (c), 306 (b) and (c), 307(c), Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended; 33 U.S.C. 1251, 1311, 1314 (b) and (c), 1316 (b) and (c), 1317(c); 86 Stat. 816  Pub. L. 92-500."
regulatory_source: "39 FR 7527, Feb. 26, 1974, unless otherwise noted."
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# 427.40 Applicability; description of the asbestos paper (elastomeric binder) subcategory.

The provisions of this subpart are applicable to discharges resulting from the process in which asbestos, elastomeric binder, and other ingredients are used in the manufacture of asbestos paper (elastomeric binder).