06- 096 C.M.R. ch. 857, § 2 - Preamble

It is the purpose of the Department of Environmental Protection (Department), consistent with legislative policy, to provide effective controls for the management of hazardous waste in order to protect public health, safety and welfare and the environment. This Chapter provides one such control by requiring the use of a manifest to track the movement of hazardous waste from the point of generation to any intermediate points and finally to its ultimate disposition and by establishing related responsibilities and liabilities of generators, transporters, and owners and operators of waste facilities for hazardous waste.

Portions of this Chapter refer to federal regulations of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Unless otherwise specified, the federal regulations referenced are those final regulations as amended up to July 1, 2019, as they appeared in volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) and are hereby incorporated by reference. Where specifically stated, the terms of a referenced federal regulation are hereby incorporated as terms of this Chapter, except that in regulations incorporated thereby, "Administrator", "Regional Administrator" and "Director" shall mean the Maine Board of Environmental Protection, the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection or the Commissioner's designated representative, as applicable; the references to terms or phrases including "treat", "store", or "dispose" shall mean "handle"; and "EPA" shall mean the Maine Department of Environmental Protection except for references to 40 C.F.R. Part 262, Subpart B (§§262.20 - 262.27 ) and Subpart H (§§262.80 - 262.84 ), and for references to 40 C.F.R. §3.10, 40 C.F.R. §260.2(c), 40 C.F.R. §260.4, and 40 C.F.R. §260.5 in which "EPA" shall retain its meaning as "EPA". In addition, where the terms of federal regulations hereby incorporated by reference differ from or are inconsistent with other terms of this Chapter or Chapters 850 - 860, the more stringent of the requirements shall apply. Other changes to regulations incorporated hereby are as expressly made in this Chapter.

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06- 096 C.M.R. ch. 857, § 2