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Federal Register Notice: Final Amendment to Regulations for Drip Pads and the Listings for Wood Preserving

In this action, EPA amended the regulations for hazardous waste management under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) by modifying the technical standards for drip pads used to collect preservative drippage from treated wood and modifying the listings of three categories of hazardous waste from the wood preserving industry.

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Wood Preserving, Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste, Standards and Interim Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities: Final Rule, Federal Register Notice (PDF)(14 pp, 2 MB, December 24, 1992, 57 FR 61492)