(C) It is determined that the predominant hazard of the material containing an organic peroxide is
other than that of an organic peroxide, or
(D) According to data on file with the
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
in the U.S. Department of Transportation (see
Note 3), it has been determined that the material
does not present a hazard in transportation.
Letters/Memoranda
• APPLICABILITY OF HAZARDOUS WASTE CODES TO A CHEMICAL POLISHING SYSTEM
•
RCRA APPLICABILITY TO POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE AND MANGANESE DISPOSAL
•
NITRIC ACID WASTE CHARACTERIZATION
•
REGULATORY STATUS OF METAL CASINGS CONTAINING SPENT POWDERED METALLIC
OXIDE CATALYST
Regulations for the Hazardous Waste Number for Ignitability
§ 261.21
(b) A solid waste that exhibits the characteristic of ignitability has the EPA Hazardous Waste
Number of D001.
Note 1: A description of the Bureau of Explosives' Flame Projection Apparatus, Open Drum
Apparatus, Closed Drum Apparatus, and method of tests may be procured from the Bureau of
Explosives.
Note 2: As part of a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) reorganization, the Office of
Hazardous Materials Technology (OHMT), which was the office listed in the 1980 publication of
49 CFR 173.300 for the purposes of approving sampling and test procedures for a flammable
gas, ceased operations on February 20, 2005. OHMT programs have moved to the Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) in the DOT.
Note 3: As part of a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) reorganization, the Research and
Special Programs Administration (RSPA), which was the office listed in the 1980 publication of
49 CFR 173.151a for the purposes of determining that a material does not present a hazard in
transport, ceased operations on February 20, 2005. RSPA programs have moved to the Pipeline
and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) in the DOT.
Note 4: The DOT regulatory definition of an oxidizer was contained in §173.151 of 49 CFR, and
the definition of an organic peroxide was contained in paragraph 173.151a. An organic peroxide
is a type of oxidizer.
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