42 USC § 6992j - Effective date

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s6992j"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 6992j - Effective date"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "6992j"
section_name: "Effective date"
chapter_number: 82
chapter_name: "SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL"
subchapter_number: "X"
subchapter_name: "DEMONSTRATION MEDICAL WASTE TRACKING PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–272, title II, § 11010, formerly § 11011, as added Pub. L. 100–582, § 2(a), Nov. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2958; renumbered § 11010, Pub. L. 105–362, title V, § 501(h)(1)(B), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3284.)"
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# § 6992j. Effective date

The regulations promulgated under this subchapter shall take effect within 90 days after promulgation, except that, at the time of promulgation, the Administrator may provide for a shorter period prior to the effective date if he finds the regulated community does not need 90 days to come into compliance.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–272, title II, § 11010, formerly § 11011, as added Pub. L. 100–582, § 2(a), Nov. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2958; renumbered § 11010, Pub. L. 105–362, title V, § 501(h)(1)(B), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3284.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior  was renumbered section 11009 and is classified to .