[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 27]
[Revised as ofJuly 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR444.11]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 444--WASTE COMBUSTORS POINT SOURCE CATEGORY--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart A--Commercial Hazardous Waste Combustor Subcategory
 
Sec. 444.11  Definitions.

    As used in this part the general definitions and abbreviations in 40 
CFR part 401 shall apply.
    Commercial hazardous waste combustor means any thermal unit, except 
a cement kiln, that is subject either to 40 CFR part 264, subpart O; 40 
CFR part 265, subpart O; or 40 CFR part 266, subpart H if the thermal 
unit burns RCRA hazardous wastes received from off-site for a fee or 
other remuneration in the following circumstances. The thermal unit is a 
commercial hazardous waste combustor if the off-site wastes are 
generated at a facility not under the same corporate structure or 
subject to the same ownership as the thermal unit and
    (1) The thermal unit is burning wastes that are not of a similar 
nature to wastes being burned from industrial processes on site or
    (2) There are no wastes being burned from industrial processes on 
site. Examples of wastes of a ``similar nature'' may include the 
following: Wastes generated in industrial operations whose wastewaters 
are subject to the same provisions in 40 CFR Subchapter N or wastes 
burned as part of a product stewardship activity. The term commercial 
hazardous waste combustor includes the following facilities: a facility 
that burns exclusively waste received from off-site; and, a facility 
that burns both wastes generated on-site and wastes received from off-
site. Facilities that may be commercial hazardous waste combustors 
include hazardous waste incinerators, rotary kiln incinerators, lime 
kilns, lightweight aggregate kilns, and boilers. A facility not 
otherwise a commercial hazardous waste combustor is not a commercial 
hazardous waste combustor if it burns RCRA hazardous waste for 
charitable organizations, as a community service or as an accommodation 
to local, state or government agencies so long as the waste is burned 
for no fee or other remuneration.
    Commercial hazardous waste combustor wastewater means wastewater 
attributable to commercial waste combustion operations, but includes 
only wastewater from air pollution control systems and water used to 
quench flue gas or slag generated as a result of commercial hazardous 
waste combustor operations.
    Off-site means outside the boundaries of a facility.
    On-site means within the boundaries of a facility.
    Parameters are defined as Parameters at 40 CFR 136.2 in Table 1B, 
which also cites the approved methods of analysis.
    (1) Arsenic means total arsenic, Parameter 6.
    (2) Cadmium means total cadmium, Parameter 12.
    (3) Chromium means total chromium, Parameter 19.
    (4) Copper means total copper, Parameter 22.
    (5) Lead means total lead, Parameter 32.
    (6) Mercury means total mercury, Parameter 35.
    (7) pH means hydrogen ion, Parameter 28.
    (8) Silver means total silver, Parameter 62.

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    (9) Titanium means total titanium, Parameter 72.
    (10) TSS means total suspended solids, Parameter 55.
    (11) Zinc means total zinc, Parameter 75.
    POTW means a publicly owned treatment works.