Title 40, Part 761 — Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs) Manufacturing, Processing, Distribution in Commerce, and Use Prohibitions

Applicability.

PCB concentration assumptions for use.

Definitions.

Incorporation by reference.

Prohibitions and exceptions.

Authorizations.

Storage for reuse.

Marking requirements.

Marking formats.

Applicability.

Disposal requirements.

PCB remediation waste.

Disposal of PCB bulk product waste.

PCB household waste storage and disposal.

Disposal of wastes generated as a result of research and development activities authorized under § 761.30(j) and chemical analysis of PCBs.

Storage for disposal.

Emergency situations.

Incineration.

High efficiency boilers.

Scrap metal recovery ovens and smelters.

Chemical waste landfills.

Coordinated approval.

Decontamination standards and procedures.

Manufacturing, processing and distribution in commerce exemptions.

Applicability.

Import for disposal.

Export for disposal.

Other transboundary shipments.

Scope.

Definitions.

Requirements for PCB spill cleanup.

Sampling requirements.

Effect of compliance with this policy and enforcement.

Records and monitoring.

Certification program and retention of records by importers and persons generating PCBs in excluded manufacturing processes.

Reporting importers and by persons generating PCBs in excluded manufacturing processes.

Maintenance of monitoring records by persons who import, manufacture, process, distribute in commerce, or use chemicals containing inadvertently generated PCBs.

EPA identification numbers.

Notification of PCB waste activity (EPA Form 7710-53).

The manifest—general requirements.

Obtaining manifests.

Number of copies of a manifest.

Use of the manifest—Generator requirements.

Manifest system—Transporter requirements.

Transporter compliance with the manifest.

Use of manifest—Commercial storage and disposal facility requirements.

Retention of manifest records.

Manifest discrepancies.

Unmanifested waste report.

Exception reporting.

Certificate of disposal.

One-year exception reporting.

Scope and definitions.

Standard wipe sample method and size.

Sample site selection for pipe segment removal.

Sample site selection for pipeline section abandonment.

Chemical analysis.

Determining the regulatory status of sampled pipe.

Applicability.

Sampling bulk PCB remediation waste and porous surfaces.

Sampling non-porous surfaces.

Sampling liquid PCB remediation waste.

Chemical extraction and analysis of samples.

Reporting PCB concentrations in samples.

Application and scope.

Determination of the number of samples to collect and sample collection locations.

Sample size and procedure for collecting a sample.

Compositing samples.

Chemical extraction and analysis of individual samples and composite samples.

Reporting and recordkeeping of the PCB concentrations in samples.

Decisions based on PCB concentration measurements resulting from sampling.

Applicability.

Proportion of the total surface area to sample.

Determining sample location.

Sampling 1 meter square surfaces by random selection of halves.

Sample selection by random number generation on any two-dimensional square grid.

Collecting the sample.

Compositing of samples.

Chemical analysis of standard wipe test samples.

Interpreting PCB concentration measurements resulting from this sampling scheme.

Applicability.

Sample preparation.

Conducting the comparison study.

Applicability.

Form of the waste to be sampled.

Three levels of sampling.

First level sampling—waste from existing piles.

Contemporaneous sampling.

Subsampling from composite samples.

Second level of sample selection.

Third level of sample selection.

Conducting a leach test.

Reporting the results of the procedure used to simulate leachate generation.

Determining the PCB concentration of samples of waste.

Reporting the PCB concentrations in samples.

Background.

Applicability.

Cleanup equipment.

Pre-cleaning the surface.

Specific requirements for relatively clean surfaces.

Specific requirements for surfaces coated or covered with dust, dirt, grime, grease, or another absorbent material.

Decontamination, reuse, and disposal of solvents, cleaners, and equipment.

Background.

Applicability.

Required experimental conditions for the validation study and subsequent use during decontamination.

Testing parameter requirements.

Preparing validation study samples.

A validation study.

Reporting and recordkeeping.