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DIRECTIVE NUMBER: 945ioOi(8O)
TITLE: Liability of a Servicing Company as a Generator of Hazardous Waste
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PART 262 SUBPART A - GENERAL
DOC; 9451o01(80)
Key Words: Generator
Regulations: 40 CFR Part 262
Subject: Liability of a Servicing Company as a Generator of Hazardous Waste
Addressee: Michael P. Ridge, Manager, Environmental Health Carrier Corporation
Originator: Gary N. Dietrich, Associate Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Solid Waste
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Summary:
#9451.01(80)
11-5-80
When a service company removes waste oil, spent refrigerant and other
materials from air conditioning equipment, these wastes may be hazardous. They
are solid wastes to be discarded, and both the owner of the equipment being
serviced and the person (company) performing the servicing are generators and
are liable for performing the generator's responsibilities of Part 262. Although
EPA would prefer one of the parties to assume Che generator responsibilities,
EPA will hold both parties jointly and severally liable in an enforcement
action.
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9451.01 (80)
DEC *S80
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; ••Aspens ibili ties, 15 any, aro in nannginn tuch Tiazar-Joua
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antfi'"in "fact", prefer one of thti.-wr .
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-> vill loc^ tc th-it narty aa t::s?
^her the otharty.''--T'cv«iver> vs
tTMt,^roi« .an «nf^csr*eht"t»iticn, «/-.• s-ur.t hoi-* both parties
l '-'anrt-^vi»rai:iy reapcnsible, A divcuacion of this can br £cun-- • - -•*--- » -
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I hav«? helper! rlarify our rOKulotions for you. If you
••'•-Mjl-* havr additional -vent ion a, oi^aqc f-c not hesitate to writo,
••->ll cr ecns snc n*». T -ar-olot'lze 'r.r th-- tar-lincas of this response
vr:t wrt sinyly have b««»n ovorvh^ln?<»r* --vit.b rvpiests ^or clarification
<->." our re«3ul*ticn*. ..
rincerely yours.
Gary M. Cietrich
Associat-T n
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