42 U.S.C. § 6992i — General provisions
submitted 38 years ago by Pub. L. 89-272 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 157 words · no verdicts yet
This section sets consultation and public-comment rules for regulations under the medical-waste subchapter. It also preserves the Administrator’s separate authority to regulate medical waste under subchapter III.
(a) Consultation
(1) In promulgating regulations under this subchapter, the Administrator* must consult with the affected States and can consult with other interested parties.
(2) The Administrator must also consult with the International Joint Commission to determine how to monitor the disposal* of medical waste emanating from Canada.
(b) Public comment In the case of the regulations required by this subchapter to be promulgated within 9 months after November 1, 1988 , the Administrator can promulgate that regulations in interim final form without prior opportunity for public comment, but the Administrator must provide an opportunity for public comment on the interim final rule. The promulgation of that regulations must not be subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980.
(c) Relationship to subchapter III Nothing in this subchapter must affect the authority of the Administrator to regulate medical waste, including medical waste listed under section 6992a of this title , under subchapter III of this chapter.
In promulgating regulations under this subchapter, the Administrator* shall consult with the affected States and may consult with other interested parties.
The Administrator shall also consult with the International Joint Commission to determine how to monitor the disposal* of medical waste emanating from Canada.
In the case of the regulations required by this subchapter to be promulgated within 9 months after November 1, 1988, the Administrator may promulgate such regulations in interim final form without prior opportunity for public comment, but the Administrator shall provide an opportunity for public comment on the interim final rule. The promulgation of such regulations shall not be subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980.1
Nothing in this subchapter shall affect the authority of the Administrator to regulate medical waste, including medical waste listed under section 6992a of this title, under subchapter III of this chapter.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 89–272, title II, § 11009, formerly § 11010, as added Pub. L. 100–582, § 2(a), Nov. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2957; renumbered § 11009, Pub. L. 105–362, title V, § 501(h)(1)(B), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3284.)
- 1988Enacted · Pub. L. 89-272 · 102 Stat. 2957
- 1998Amended · Pub. L. 105-362 · 112 Stat. 3284
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