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Guidance: RCRA Section 3007 Inspection Authority

Memorandum discusses the scope of the inspection authority under section 3007 of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Section 3007 authorizes inspections in connection with a number of RCRA provisions including RCRA's imminent hazard authority. Issued 4/17/1986.

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Inspection Authority Under Section 3007 of RCRA. (PDF)(7 pp, 627 K)