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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.10 - Standards for the Management of Specific Hazardous Wastes and Specific Types of Hazardous Waste Management Facilities › Section 26.13.10.20 - Large Quantity Handlers of Universal Waste - Specific Management Standards

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A.
				  Universal Waste Batteries. A large quantity handler of universal waste shall
				  manage universal waste batteries in accordance with the requirements
				  established for small quantity handlers in Regulation .12 of this
				  chapter.
B. Universal Waste
				  Pesticides. A large quantity handler of universal waste shall manage universal
				  waste pesticides in accordance with the requirements established for small
				  quantity handlers in Regulation .13 of this chapter.
C. Universal Waste Mercury-Containing
				  Equipment. A large quantity handler of universal waste shall manage universal
				  waste mercury-containing equipment in accordance with the requirements
				  established for small quantity handlers in Regulation .14 of this
				  chapter.
D. Universal Waste Lamps.
				  A large quantity handler of universal waste shall manage universal waste lamps
				  in accordance with the requirements established for small quantity handlers in
				  Regulation .15 of this chapter.
E.
				  Universal Waste PCB-Containing Lamp Ballasts. A large quantity handler of
				  universal waste shall manage universal waste PCB-containing lamp ballasts in
				  accordance with the requirements established for small quantity handlers in
				  Regulation .16 of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.10 - Standards for the Management of Specific Hazardous Wastes and Specific Types of Hazardous Waste Management Facilities › Section 26.13.10.21 - Large Quantity Handlers of Universal Waste - General Management Standards

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A. Labeling
				  and Marking. A large quantity handler of universal waste shall comply with the
				  requirements established for small quantity handlers of universal waste in
				  Regulation .17A of this chapter.
B.
				  Accumulation Time Limits. A large quantity handler of universal waste shall
				  comply with the requirements established for small quantity handlers of
				  universal waste in Regulation .17B of this chapter.
C. Employee Training. A large quantity
				  handler of universal waste shall ensure that all employees are thoroughly
				  familiar with proper waste handling and emergency procedures pertinent to the
				  employees' responsibilities during normal facility operations and
				  emergencies.
D. Response to
				  Releases. In the event of a release of universal waste or the release of any
				  residues from universal waste, a large quantity handler of universal waste
				  shall comply with the requirements established for small quantity handlers of
				  universal waste in Regulation .17D of this chapter.
E. Off-Site Shipments. A large quantity
				  handler of universal waste shall comply with the requirements established for
				  small quantity handlers of universal waste in Regulation .18A of this
				  chapter.
F. Tracking Universal
				  Waste Shipments.
(1) Receipt of Shipments.
(a) A large quantity handler of universal
				  waste shall keep a record of each shipment of universal waste received at the
				  facility.
(b) The record required
				  by §F(1)(a) of this regulation may take the form of a log, invoice, manifest,
				  bill of lading, movement document, or other shipping document.
(c) The handler shall ensure that the record
				  required by §F(1)(a) of this regulation includes the following information:
(i) The name and address of the originating
				  universal waste handler or shipper from outside the United States from whom the
				  universal waste was sent;
(ii) The
				  quantity of each type of universal waste received, for example, the quantities
				  of batteries and thermostats received; and
(iii) The date of receipt of the shipment of
				  universal waste.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.10 - Standards for the Management of Specific Hazardous Wastes and Specific Types of Hazardous Waste Management Facilities › Section 26.13.10.22 - Standards for Universal Waste Transporters

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A. Applicability. This regulation applies to
				  universal waste transporters as defined in COMAR
				  26.13.01.03B.
B. Prohibitions. A universal waste
				  transporter:
(1) May not dispose of universal
				  waste; and
(2) Except as provided
				  in §E of this regulation, may not dilute or treat universal
				  waste.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.10 - Standards for the Management of Specific Hazardous Wastes and Specific Types of Hazardous Waste Management Facilities › Section 26.13.10.23 - Standards for Destination Facilities

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A. Applicability.
(1) The owner or operator of a destination
				  facility as defined in COMAR
				  26.13.01.03B is
				  subject to all applicable requirements of COMAR 26.13.05-26.13.10, and the
				  notification requirement under § 3010 of RCRA.
(2) The owner or operator of a destination
				  facility that recycles a particular universal waste without storing that
				  universal waste before it is recycled, shall comply with COMAR
				  26.13.02.06C(2).
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.10 - Standards for the Management of Specific Hazardous Wastes and Specific Types of Hazardous Waste Management Facilities › Section 26.13.10.24 - Universal Waste - Import Requirements

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A. Applicability.
(1) This regulation establishes requirements
				  for persons managing universal waste that is imported from a country outside
				  the United States into the United States.
(2) The requirements of this regulation apply
				  immediately after the universal waste enters the United States.
(3) A person subject to this regulation is
				  subject to the requirements of 40 CFR Part 262, Subpart H, and the applicable
				  requirements of §B of this regulation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.10 - Standards for the Management of Specific Hazardous Wastes and Specific Types of Hazardous Waste Management Facilities › Section 26.13.10.25 - Petitions to Include Other Wastes as Universal Wastes

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A. General Requirements.
(1) A person seeking to add a hazardous waste
				  or a category of hazardous waste to the universal waste regulations of COMAR
				  26.13.10.06 s -.25 may petition
				  for a regulatory amendment under this regulation and COMAR
				  26.13.01.04 s A and J.
(2) General requirements relating to these
				  petitions are established in COMAR
				  26.13.01.04 s
				  J.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.10 - Standards for the Management of Specific Hazardous Wastes and Specific Types of Hazardous Waste Management Facilities › Section 26.13.10.26 - Special Requirements for Fluorescent Lamps

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A. Applicability. This regulation applies to
				  fluorescent lamps that exhibit the toxicity characteristic of COMAR
				  26.13.02.14 s and that are:
(1) Generated by small quantity generators,
				  that is, persons that generate and accumulate hazardous waste in amounts less
				  than those identified in COMAR
				  26.13.02.05 s A, C, and D(3);
				  or
(2) Household waste, as defined
				  in COMAR 26.13.02.04 s -1B.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.10 - Standards for the Management of Specific Hazardous Wastes and Specific Types of Hazardous Waste Management Facilities › Section 26.13.10.27 - Military Munitions

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A.
				  Applicability.
(1) This regulation and
				  Regulations .28-.31 of this chapter specify the:
(a) Circumstances under which military
				  munitions become a solid waste; and
(b) Management standards that apply if a
				  military munition is a hazardous waste under this regulation, Regulations
				  .28-.31 of this chapter, or COMAR 26.13.02.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.10 - Standards for the Management of Specific Hazardous Wastes and Specific Types of Hazardous Waste Management Facilities › Section 26.13.10.28 - Standards Applicable to the Transport of Solid Waste Military Munitions

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A. Scope and
				  Applicability. This regulation:
(1) Applies
				  to the transport of military munitions by:
(a)
				  The military; and
(b) Commercial
				  carriers who are under contract with the military and have signed a contractual
				  compliance agreement with the Military Traffic Management Command or its
				  successor; and
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.10 - Standards for the Management of Specific Hazardous Wastes and Specific Types of Hazardous Waste Management Facilities › Section 26.13.10.29 - Standards Applicable to Emergency Responses

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A. The following requirements are applicable
				  to explosives and munitions emergencies involving military munitions or
				  explosives: COMAR
				  26.13.03.01 s J,
				  26.13.04.01 s A(4),
				  26.13.05.01 s A(3)(h) and
				  D(5)-(6), 26.13.06.01 s A(4)(h) and (5), and
				  26.13.07.01 s A.
B. If not exempted under the regulations
				  cited in §A of this regulation, explosives and munitions emergencies involving
				  military munitions or explosives may be subject to COMAR
				  26.13.07.14 s, which concerns
				  emergency permits.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.10 - Standards for the Management of Specific Hazardous Wastes and Specific Types of Hazardous Waste Management Facilities › Section 26.13.10.30 - Standards Applicable to the Storage of Solid Waste Military Munitions

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A. Criteria for
				  Hazardous Waste Regulation of Waste Nonchemical Military Munitions in Storage.
(1) A waste military munition in storage that
				  exhibits a characteristic of hazardous waste or is listed as hazardous waste
				  under COMAR 26.13.02 is listed or identified as a hazardous waste and is
				  subject to COMAR 26.13.01-26.13.10, unless all the following conditions are
				  met:
(a) The waste military munition is not a
				  chemical agent or chemical munition;
(b) The waste military munition is subject to
				  the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board (DDESB)
				  or its successor agency;
(c) The
				  waste military munition is stored in accordance with DDESB storage standards
				  applicable to waste military munitions, as identified in §E of this
				  regulation;
(d) The owner of the
				  munition assures that access to the stored waste military munitions is limited
				  to appropriately trained and authorized personnel; and
(e) The owner or operator of the storage unit
				  in which the waste military munition is being managed:
(i) Notifies the Secretary, in writing, of
				  the location of the waste storage unit by January 26, 2009, or within 90 days
				  of when the storage unit is first used to store waste military munitions,
				  whichever is later;
(ii) Provides
				  oral notice to the Secretary within 24 hours from the time the owner or
				  operator becomes aware of any loss or theft of the waste military munitions or
				  any failure to meet a condition of §A(1) of this regulation that may endanger
				  human health or the environment;
(iii) Provides a written submission to the
				  Secretary within 5 days from the time the owner or operator becomes aware of
				  any loss or theft of the waste military munitions, or any failure to meet a
				  condition of §A(1) of this regulation, describing the circumstances of the
				  incident;
(iv) Conducts an
				  inventory of the waste military munitions at least once each calendar year,
				  with no more than 365 days elapsing between inventory dates;
(v) Inspects the waste military munitions at
				  least once per quarter for compliance with the conditions of §A(1) of this
				  regulation; and
(vi) Maintains
				  records of the findings of the inventories and inspections required by
				  §A(1)(e)(iv) and (v) of this regulation for at least 3 years.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.10 - Standards for the Management of Specific Hazardous Wastes and Specific Types of Hazardous Waste Management Facilities › Section 26.13.10.31 - Standards Applicable to the Treatment and Disposal of Waste Military Munitions

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The treatment and disposal of hazardous waste military
					 munitions are subject to the applicable permitting, procedural, and technical
					 standards in COMAR 26.13.01- 26.13.10.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.11 - Special Medical Wastes › Section 26.13.11.01 - Purpose and Scope

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This chapter identifies those solid wastes that are subject
					 to regulation as special medical wastes under COMAR 26.13.12 and 26.13.13. In
					 this chapter:
A. Regulation .02
				  defines the terms "solid waste" and "special medical waste", identifies those
				  wastes that are excluded, and establishes management requirements for special
				  medical waste;
B. Regulations .02
				  and .03 set forth the criteria used by the Department to identify special
				  medical wastes;
C. Special medical
				  wastes are Controlled Hazardous Substances (CHS) and are subject to the
				  provisions of COMAR 26.13.11-26.13.13,
				  26.13.02.02 s A, and the
				  applicable provisions of 26.13.01;
D. Special medical waste is hereby exempted
				  from the requirements of Environment Article, §§
										7-205,
				  7-224,
				  7-226,
				  7-232,
				  7-249(a)(3),
				  7-253(3),
				  with respect to the driver's certificate only, and §7-253(4), Annotated Code of
				  Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.11 - Special Medical Wastes › Section 26.13.11.03 - Exclusions

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A. The following
				  solid wastes are not special medical wastes:
(1) Household waste, including household
				  waste that has been collected, transported, stored, treated, disposed of,
				  recovered, or reused. "Household waste" means any waste material (including
				  garbage, trash, and sanitary wastes in septic tanks) derived from households
				  (including single and multiple residences, hotels, and motels).
(2) Wastes generated in the handling of an
				  animal unless the generator knows or has reason to know that the animal has a
				  disease that is capable of being transmitted to humans.
(3) The ash or by-product from an incinerator
				  authorized by a state to burn special medical waste.
(4) Wastes not generated in the ordinary
				  course of business.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.12 - Standards Applicable to Generators of Special Medical Waste › Section 26.13.12.01 - Purpose, Scope, and Applicability

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A. These regulations establish standards for
				  generators of special medical waste.
B. A generator who treats, stores, or
				  disposes of special medical wastes on-site shall only comply with the following
				  regulations of this chapter with regard to that waste:
(1) Regulation .02 of this chapter for
				  determining whether or not the generator has special medical waste;
(2) Regulation .03 of this chapter for
				  obtaining an identification number;
(3) Regulation .06A(2) and (3) of this
				  chapter for record keeping;
(4)
				  Regulation .06B of this chapter for additional reporting; and
(5) Applicable requirements of U.S.
				  Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Regulations, 49 CFR 171 -----
				  178, which are incorporated by reference.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.12 - Standards Applicable to Generators of Special Medical Waste › Section 26.13.12.02 - Special Medical Waste Determination

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A person who generates a solid waste, as defined in COMAR
					 26.13.02.02 s, shall determine if
					 that waste is a special medical waste using the following method. A person
					 shall:
A. First determine if the waste
				  is excluded from regulation under COMAR
				  26.13.11.03 s;
B. Then determine if the waste is a special
				  medical waste pursuant to COMAR
				  26.13.11.02 s.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.12 - Standards Applicable to Generators of Special Medical Waste › Section 26.13.12.03 - Maryland Identification Numbers

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A. A generator may not treat, store, dispose
				  of, transport, or offer for transportation, special medical waste without
				  having received a Maryland identification number from the Secretary.
B. A generator who has not received a
				  Maryland identification number may obtain one by applying to the Secretary.
				  Upon receiving the request the Secretary will assign an identification number
				  to the generator.
C. A generator
				  may not offer his special medical waste to transporters that have not received
				  a Maryland identification number.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.12 - Standards Applicable to Generators of Special Medical Waste › Section 26.13.12.04 - Shipping Papers

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A generator of special medical waste who transports, or
					 offers for transportation, special medical waste for off-site treatment,
					 storage, or disposal shall prepare shipping papers in accordance with the
					 requirements of 49 CFR
					 172.200-----
					 172.204, which are incorporated by
					 reference in COMAR
					 26.13.12.01 s
					 B(5).
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.12 - Standards Applicable to Generators of Special Medical Waste › Section 26.13.12.05 - Pretreatment Requirements

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A.
				  Classification of Special Medical Waste for Transport.
(1) Before transporting special medical waste
				  off-site or offering special medical waste for transport off-site, a generator
				  shall classify the waste and assign a proper shipping name under the U.S.
				  Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Transportation Regulations, 49
				  CFR 171 - 178, which are incorporated by reference in Regulation .01B(5) of
				  this chapter.
(2) In complying with
				  §A(1) of this regulation, a generator shall determine the hazardous material
				  description under the U.S. Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials
				  Regulations, including:
(a) Proper shipping
				  name;
(b) Hazard class or
				  division;
(c) Identification number
				  assigned to the proper shipping name; and
(d) Packing group, if any.
Agency note: Generally, special medical waste will be
					 classified as "infectious substances, affecting humans" or "regulated medical
					 waste, n.o.s." under the federal hazardous materials transportation regulations
					 unless the special medical waste is regulated as a hazardous material for an
					 additional reason, such as because of its chemical nature or because it is also
					 a radioactive material.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.12 - Standards Applicable to Generators of Special Medical Waste › Section 26.13.12.06 - Record Keeping and Reporting

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A. Record Keeping.
(1) A generator shall keep a copy of each
				  annual report and exception report for a period of at least 3 years from the
				  date of the report.
(2) A generator
				  shall keep records of any test results, waste analyses, or other determinations
				  made in accordance with Regulation .02 of this chapter for at least 3 years
				  from the date that the waste was last sent to on-site or off-site treatment,
				  storage, or disposal.
(3) The
				  periods of retention referred to in this section are extended automatically
				  during the course of any unresolved enforcement action regarding the regulated
				  activity or as requested by the Secretary.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.12 - Standards Applicable to Generators of Special Medical Waste › Section 26.13.12.07 - International Shipments

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A. A person
				  who exports special medical waste to a foreign country or imports special
				  medical waste from a foreign country into the State shall comply with the
				  requirements of this chapter and with the requirements of this
				  regulation.
B. When shipping
				  special medical waste outside the United States the generator shall:
(1) Notify the Secretary in writing 4 weeks
				  before the initial shipment of special medical waste to each country in each
				  calendar year;
(2) Include in the
				  notification required by §B(1) of this regulation:
(a) An identification of the waste to be
				  shipped, and
(b) The name and
				  address of the foreign consignee;
(3) Require that the foreign consignee
				  confirm the delivery of the waste in the foreign country by providing the
				  generator with a copy of the shipping papers signed by the foreign consignee or
				  by other appropriate means; and
(4)
				  Meet the requirements under Regulation .04 of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.13 - Standards Applicable to Transporters of Special Medical Waste › Section 26.13.13.01 - General

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A. Scope.
(1) These regulations establish standards
				  which apply to persons transporting special medical waste within the State if
				  the transportation requires a shipping paper under COMAR 26.13.12.
(2) These regulations do not apply to on-site
				  transportation of special medical waste by generators or by owners or operators
				  of permitted special medical waste management facilities.
(3) A transporter of special medical waste
				  shall also comply with COMAR 26.13.12 if the transporter transports special
				  medical waste into the United States from abroad.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.13 - Standards Applicable to Transporters of Special Medical Waste › Section 26.13.13.02 - Shipping Papers

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A. Shipping
				  Papers. A transporter of special medical waste may not accept special medical
				  waste from a generator unless the waste is accompanied by a shipping paper
				  prepared by the generator in accordance with COMAR
				  26.13.12.04 s.
B. Delivery Requirements.
(1) The transporter shall deliver the entire
				  quantity of special medical waste which the transporter has accepted from a
				  generator or a transporter to:
(a) The
				  facility designated by the generator;
(b) An alternate facility designated by the
				  generator, if the special medical waste cannot be delivered to the designated
				  facility because an emergency prevents delivery;
(c) Next designated transporter; or
(d) Place outside the United States
				  designated by the generator.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.13 - Standards Applicable to Transporters of Special Medical Waste › Section 26.13.13.03 - Special Medical Waste Discharge

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A. Immediate Action.
(1) If a discharge of special medical waste
				  occurs during transportation, the transporter shall take appropriate immediate
				  action to protect human health and the environment (for example, notify local
				  authorities, dike the discharge area), and shall notify the Department and
				  local authorities, if any, within 1 hour of the incident, or, if not
				  immediately discovered, within 1 hour of discovery of the incident, by calling
				  (866) 633-4686.
(2) If a discharge
				  of special medical waste occurs during transportation, and an official of a
				  State or local government or a federal agency acting within the scope of his
				  official responsibilities determines that immediate removal of the waste is
				  necessary to protect human health or the environment, that official may
				  authorize the removal of the waste by transporters who do not have State
				  identification numbers.
(3) An air,
				  rail, highway, or water transporter who has discharged special medical waste
				  shall:
(a) Give notice, if required by 40 CFR
				  § 171.15, to the National Response Center, (800)424-8802;
(b) Submit a report in writing to the
				  Department.
(4) A water
				  (bulk shipment) transporter who has discharged special medical waste shall give
				  notice under 33 CFR §
												153.203 to the National Response Center,
				  (800) 424-8802 or, in the District of Columbia, (202) 276-2675, and to the
				  State, (866) 633-4686.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.13 - Standards Applicable to Transporters of Special Medical Waste › Section 26.13.13.04 - Bonding

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A. The Department,
				  as a condition to the issuance of a special medical waste hauler certificate,
				  shall require a person to secure a bond of not less than $10,000 for the
				  purpose of indemnifying the State for abatement of pollution from the improper
				  transportation or spill of special medical waste.
B. Execution of Bond.
(1) The bond shall be executed by the
				  permittee and corporate surety licensed to do business in the State.
(2) Instead of a corporate surety, either of
				  the following shall be acceptable:
(a)
				  Deposits of cash or negotiable bonds of the United States Government. The cash
				  deposit or market value of the securities shall be equal at least to the
				  required sum of the bond. The Department, on receipt of any deposit of cash or
				  securities, immediately shall forward it to the State Treasurer, who shall
				  receive and hold the bond in the name of the State, in trust, for the purposes
				  for which the deposit is made. The State Treasurer at all times is responsible
				  for the custody and safekeeping of these deposits. The person making the
				  deposit may demand and receive from the State Treasurer the whole or any
				  portion of any securities so deposited, on depositing with the State Treasurer
				  other negotiable securities of the classes specified in this section having a
				  market value at least equal to the sum of the bond.
(b) A certificate of deposit, if it is
				  equivalent to the required bond, issued by a bank within the State, and
				  accompanied by written agreement of the bank to pay on demand to the State upon
				  a finding of forfeit by the Secretary.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 14 - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RESPONSE PLAN AND VOLUNTARY CLEANUP › Chapter 26.14.01 - Procedures for Hazardous Substance Response › Section 26.14.01.01 - Applicability

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A. The Hazardous
				  Substance Response Plan is promulgated pursuant to and shall be read in
				  conjunction with the Environment Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, and the
				  Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR).
B. The Hazardous Substance Response Plan does
				  not create a right to State response or enforcement action for any private
				  party, nor does the Hazardous Substance Response Plan create any duty of the
				  State to take any response action at any particular time. State actions in
				  implementing the Hazardous Substance Response Plan are discretionary
				  governmental functions. The Department need not follow or implement any
				  provisions of this Hazardous Substance Response Plan if funds are not
				  appropriated or otherwise are not available.
C. The Hazardous Substance Response Plan may
				  be used as guidance concerning methods and criteria for response actions by
				  other parties under other funding mechanisms.
D. The Hazardous Substance Response plan does
				  not establish any preconditions to enforcement action by the State to compel
				  response actions by potentially responsible persons.
E. The Hazardous Substance Response Plan is
				  not intended to create any rights to contested case hearings.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 14 - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RESPONSE PLAN AND VOLUNTARY CLEANUP › Chapter 26.14.01 - Procedures for Hazardous Substance Response › Section 26.14.01.03 - Community Relations and Public Information

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A. For Federal National Priorities List sites
				  at which the Department is the lead agency, the Department shall comply with
				  the provisions for public information and community relations set forth in the
				  National Contingency Plan.
B. For
				  sites listed on the Disposal Site Registry where remedial actions are funded
				  entirely by the Hazardous Substance Control Fund, the Department:
(1) Shall publish the final selection of
				  remedy in a major local newspaper of general circulation; and
(2) May initiate the community relations and
				  public information procedures set forth in §E of this regulation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 14 - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RESPONSE PLAN AND VOLUNTARY CLEANUP › Chapter 26.14.01 - Procedures for Hazardous Substance Response › Section 26.14.01.04 - Cost Recovery

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Responsible persons shall reimburse the Department for all
					 expenditures from both the Maryland Oil Disaster Containment, Clean-Up, and
					 Contingency Fund and the State Hazardous Substance Control Fund, including but
					 not limited to, costs of response, restoration, oversight, enforcement,
					 investigation, equipment, personnel, fringe benefits, indirect overhead, legal
					 expenses, and interest on the amounts recoverable.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 14 - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RESPONSE PLAN AND VOLUNTARY CLEANUP › Chapter 26.14.02 - Investigating, Evaluating, and Responding to Hazardous Substance Releases › Section 26.14.02.01 - General

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When the Department has reason to believe that there is a
					 release or substantial threat of release into the environment of any hazardous
					 substance, the Department may:
A. Add
				  the location of the release or the threatened release to the State Master List
				  of proposed sites;
B. Assess risk
				  to human health and the environment;
C. Decide whether a response should be
				  carried out under State superfund or other enforcement authority;
D. Evaluate and perform or manage removal or
				  remedial response actions; and
E.
				  Request assistance from the federal or local governments.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 14 - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RESPONSE PLAN AND VOLUNTARY CLEANUP › Chapter 26.14.02 - Investigating, Evaluating, and Responding to Hazardous Substance Releases › Section 26.14.02.02 - Discovery

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Methods of discovery by the Department of a site that has
					 the potential for, or has demonstrated, release of a hazardous substance
					 include:
A. Report by owners,
				  employees, or users of the site;
B.
				  Report or complaint by citizens, or State or county agencies, of an observed or
				  suspected release or discharge of hazardous substances, or of information
				  concerning health-related effects; and
C. Investigations or inspections by the
				  Department to identify hazardous sites.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 14 - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RESPONSE PLAN AND VOLUNTARY CLEANUP › Chapter 26.14.02 - Investigating, Evaluating, and Responding to Hazardous Substance Releases › Section 26.14.02.03 - State Master List and State Site Assessment

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A. Placement of Sites on State Master List.
(1) The Department may place a site on the
				  State Master List if the Department has reason to believe that a hazardous
				  substance has been or may be released at a site or if the Department has been
				  notified that hazardous substances may be present.
(2) If a site is placed on the State Master
				  List a State site assessment may be conducted.
(3) Inclusion of a site on the State Master
				  List does not constitute a final decision that response action is
				  necessary.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 14 - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RESPONSE PLAN AND VOLUNTARY CLEANUP › Chapter 26.14.02 - Investigating, Evaluating, and Responding to Hazardous Substance Releases › Section 26.14.02.04 - Site Ranking and Listing in the Disposal Site Registry

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A. The Disposal
				  Site Registry (DSR) is a listing of hazardous waste sites in the State,
				  published in the Maryland Register, which ranks sites in priority for State
				  remedial action.
B. All sites in
				  the State listed by EPA on the National Priorities List shall be listed in the
				  DSR.
C. The Department may list any
				  hazardous waste site in the DSR on the basis of public health and environmental
				  threat.
D. The Department shall
				  rank sites listed in the DSR based on the Department's determination of the
				  relative threat to human health and the environment, taking into account
				  potential hazards to the public health and the environment, the risk of fire or
				  explosion, toxic hazards, and the criteria established under the federal act.
				  For sites that have been ranked by EPA, the Hazard Ranking System score shall
				  be used as guidance.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 14 - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RESPONSE PLAN AND VOLUNTARY CLEANUP › Chapter 26.14.02 - Investigating, Evaluating, and Responding to Hazardous Substance Releases › Section 26.14.02.05 - Removal Actions

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A. A removal
				  action may be performed at any stage of the response process, if the Department
				  determines that there is a release or substantial threat of release of
				  hazardous substances into the environment that should be removed, stabilized,
				  or otherwise mitigated.
B. In an
				  emergency, the Department may perform a removal action immediately.
C. If the Department determines that time
				  allows, before beginning a removal action the Department shall make an effort
				  to identify the responsible persons and determine whether those persons will
				  perform the removal action properly and in a timely manner.
D. If a person other than the Department
				  performs the removal, the Department may perform a managerial or oversight
				  function and has the authority to approve, disapprove, or alter the manner in
				  which the removal is being conducted.
E. Unless the Department determines that a
				  removal action will be done properly and in a timely manner by a responsible
				  person, the Department may perform the removal.
F. Extent of Removal.
(1) Removal is terminated when the Department
				  determines that the threat of release no longer exists or is otherwise
				  mitigated.
(2) If the Department
				  determines that the removal action does not fully address the threat and the
				  release may require further remedial action, there shall be an orderly
				  transition from removal to remedial response activities.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 14 - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RESPONSE PLAN AND VOLUNTARY CLEANUP › Chapter 26.14.02 - Investigating, Evaluating, and Responding to Hazardous Substance Releases › Section 26.14.02.06 - Remedial Response Activities

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A.
				  The remedial response process consists of several phases, including:
(1) Determination of the extent of the
				  potential impact on public health and the environment;
(2) Selection of the remedy, design, and
				  implementation of the remedy; and
(3) Maintaining and operating the
				  remedy.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 14 - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RESPONSE PLAN AND VOLUNTARY CLEANUP › Chapter 26.14.03 - Voluntary Cleanup Program › Section 26.14.03.01 - Purpose

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A. Established
				  under Environment Article, Title 7, Subtitle 5, Annotated Code of Maryland, the
				  purpose of the Voluntary Cleanup Program is to:
(1) Encourage the investigation of eligible
				  properties with known or perceived contamination;
(2) Protect public health and the environment
				  where cleanup projects are being performed or need to be performed;
(3) Accelerate cleanup of eligible
				  properties; and
(4) Provide
				  predictability and finality to the cleanup of eligible properties.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 14 - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RESPONSE PLAN AND VOLUNTARY CLEANUP › Chapter 26.14.03 - Voluntary Cleanup Program › Section 26.14.03.03 - Fees

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A. Nonrefundable
				  Application Fees. To participate in the Program, an eligible applicant shall:
(1) Complete and submit an application on a
				  form provided by the Department that includes the information required under
				  Environment Article, §
											7-506(a)(1)(i),
				  Annotated Code of Maryland; and
(2)
				  Except as provided under §D of this regulation, pay to the Department:
(a) An initial application fee of
				  $6,000;
(b) An application fee of
				  $2,000 for each application submitted subsequent to the initial application for
				  the same property; and
(c) An
				  application fee of $2,000 for each application that is submitted subsequent to
				  the initial application for a contiguous or adjacent property that is part of
				  the same planned unit development or a similar development plan.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 14 - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RESPONSE PLAN AND VOLUNTARY CLEANUP › Chapter 26.14.03 - Voluntary Cleanup Program › Section 26.14.03.04 - Clean or Renewable Energy Certification-Eligibility and Application Requirements

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A.
				  Eligibility. An applicant to the Program is eligible for the fee waiver
				  provided under Regulation .03D of this chapter if:
(1) The intended use for clean or renewable
				  energy has an anticipated yearly energy output of at least 2 megawatts;
				  and
(2) The applicant completes the
				  certification requirements under §§B-D of this regulation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 14 - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RESPONSE PLAN AND VOLUNTARY CLEANUP › Chapter 26.14.03 - Voluntary Cleanup Program › Section 26.14.03.05 - Clean or Renewable Energy Certification-Verification

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A. Not later than 5 years from the date that
				  a Program participant whose application fee was waived is issued a No Further
				  Requirements Determination or a Certificate of Completion, a participant shall
				  submit to the Department verification that the eligible property is generating
				  clean or renewable energy as described in a Clean or Renewable Energy
				  Certification in accordance with this regulation.
B. The verification required under §A of this
				  regulation shall include the current yearly energy output from clean and
				  renewable energy.
C. Upon written
				  request by a Program participant, the Department may issue an extension of the
				  deadline to submit the verification required under §A of this regulation if the
				  participant demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Department, that the
				  commencement of energy generation at the eligible property as described in the
				  participant's Clean or Renewable Energy Certification is delayed beyond 5 years
				  from the date of the No Further Requirements Determination or Certificate of
				  Completion due to circumstances outside of the participant's control.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 14 - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RESPONSE PLAN AND VOLUNTARY CLEANUP › Chapter 26.14.03 - Voluntary Cleanup Program › Section 26.14.03.06 - Clean or Renewable Energy Certification-Payment of Previously Waived Application Fee

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A Program applicant or participant who submitted a Clean or
					 Renewable Energy Certification and whose application fee was initially waived
					 shall pay the application fee required under Regulation .03A(2) of this chapter
					 if:
A. The Department denies the
				  applicant's application to participate in the Program in accordance with
				  Environment Article, §
										7-506(f),
				  Annotated Code of Maryland;
B. The
				  applicant withdraws their application to participate in the Program in
				  accordance with Environment Article, §
										7-506(g),
				  Annotated Code of Maryland;
C. The
				  Department determines the applicant submitted false or inaccurate information
				  in the Clean or Renewable Energy Certification form or the Program
				  application;
D. The participant is
				  withdrawn from the Program in accordance with Environment Article, §
										7-512, Annotated Code of
				  Maryland;
E. Any permit or
				  certificate necessary to construct the clean or renewable energy project at the
				  eligible property is denied by the Department or the Public Service Commission
				  and any opportunity for appealing the denial has passed;
F. The applicant or participant of the
				  eligible property subject to the approved clean or renewable energy project
				  wants to revise or change the clean or renewable energy project, and the change
				  or revision no longer complies with the provisions in Regulation .02 of this
				  chapter; or
G. The participant
				  fails to timely submit the verification required under Regulation .05 of this
				  chapter, demonstrating that the eligible property is generating yearly energy
				  output of at least 2 megawatts from clean or renewable energy.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 14 - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RESPONSE PLAN AND VOLUNTARY CLEANUP › Chapter 26.14.03 - Voluntary Cleanup Program › Section 26.14.03.07 - Effect of Fee Waivers Under this Chapter

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A fee waiver resulting from a Clean or Renewable Energy
					 Certification under this chapter does not relieve a person from the duty to
					 comply with:
A. The requirements on a
				  person applying to participate or participating in the Program established
				  under this subtitle, Environment Article, Title 7, Subtitle 5, Annotated Code
				  of Maryland, or any other rules or policies of the Department; and
B. Any other federal, State, or local
				  government statute, regulation, or authorization applicable to a person
				  applying to participate or participating in the Program or constructing or
				  operating a clean or renewable energy project.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 15 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES - RADIOACTIVE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.15.01 - Radioactive Hazardous Substances Management › Section 26.15.01.01 - General

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A. This chapter
				  provides definitions of terms, general standards, and overview information
				  applicable to this subtitle.
B.
				  This subtitle sets forth the regulations that govern the management of
				  radioactive hazardous substances (RHS).
C. Nothing in this chapter releases the
				  radioactive hazardous substances generator (RHSG) from requirements prescribed
				  in COMAR 26.13.01-26.13.13, 26.11.01.21 s,
				  26.12.01.01 s, or any other
				  applicable state, federal, or local law or regulation.