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Summary of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act State Authorization Rule Checklist 176

EPA developed a summary of rule checklist 176 covering the Universal Waste Rule (Hazardous Waste Management System; Modification of the Hazardous Waste Recycling Regulatory Program) published on December 24, 1998. The purpose of this summary is to provide:

Background on the rule
Information about state authorization and the rule
Program description guidance
Incorporation by reference guidance
Attorney General certification guidance

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Rule Checklist 176 Summary: State Program Advisory (SPA) 20 (PDF)(2 pp, 8 K, December 24, 1998)