HAR §11-260.1-4
HAR §11-260.1-4. "Universal waste" definition
Cite as Haw. Code R. § 11-260.1-4
Replace
"; and" with";" and replace the period at
the end of the definition with "; ( 6)
Electronic items as described in 40 C.F.R.
section 273.6.1, as incorporated and amended
in section 11-273.1-1; and (7) Solar panels
as described in 40 C.F.R. section 273.6.2,
as incorporated and amended in section
11-273.1-1".
"Universal waste handler" definition.
Replace "A person who treats (except under
the provisions of 40 CFR 273.13(a) or (c),
or 40 CFR 273.33(a) or (c) ), disposes of, or
recycles (except under the provisions of 40
CFR 273.13(e) or 40 CFR 273.33(e)) universal
waste;" with "A person who treats, disposes
of, or recycles universal waste (except
under the provisions of 40 C.F.R. section
273.13 or 273.33, as incorporated and
amended in section 11-273.1-1) ;".
(3)
Add the following additional definitions in
alphabetical order:
"Ampule" means an airtight vial made of
glass, plastic, metal, or any combination of
these materials.
"Any state" means any of the several
states, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, and any other U.S. territory.
"Authorized state" or "approved state"
means a State which has been approved or
authorized by EPA under 40 C.F.R. part 271.
"Circuit board" means the part of an
electronic device that mechanically supports
and electrically connects electronic
components (such as capacitors, diodes,
power sources, resistors, sensors, switches,
transducers, transistors, etc.) using
conductive tracks.
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"CWA" means the federal Clean Water
Act, 33 U.S.C. section 1251 et seq.
"Director", or "director of health",
means the director of the State of Hawaii
department of health or the director's
authorized agent.
"Electronic item", also referred to as
"universal waste electronic item", means a
device containing a circuit board, or other
complex circuitry, or a video display.
Indicators that a device likely contains a
circuit board include the presence of a
keypad, touch screen, any type of video or
digital display, or common electronic ports
or connectors, such as serial, parallel,
Rj45 ("network"), or USB.
Examples of
common universal waste electronic items
include, but are not limited to: computer
central processing unit; computer monitor;
portable computer (including notebook,
laptop, and tablet computer); devices
designed for use with computers (also known
as computer peripherals) such as keyboard,
mouse, desktop printer, scanner, and
external storage drive; server; television;
digital video disc (DVD) recorder or player;
videocassette recorder or player (VCR);
eBook reader; digital picture frame; fax
machine; video game equipment; cellular
telephone; answering machine; digital
camera; portable music or video player;
wireless paging device; remote control; and
smoke detector. Electronic item does not
include a device that is physically a part
of, connected to, or integrated within a
large piece of equipment that is not meant
to be hand-carried by one person (for
example, an automobile, large medical
equipment, or white goods as defined in
chapter 11-58.1). A device is considered
physically a part of, connected to, or
integrated within a large piece of equipment
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if the device cannot be easily disconnected
from the large equipment by a layperson
without specialized training. When a device
containing a circuit board or a video
display is removed, separated, or separate
from the large piece of equipment that it is
meant to be a part of, it is a universal
waste electronic item.
"HRS" means the Hawaii Revised
Statutes.
"HSWA" means Hazardous and Solid Waste
Amendments.
"HSWA Drip Pad" means a drip pad
handling F032 waste, as defined in 40 C.F.R.
section 261.31, as incorporated and amended
in section 11-261.1-1.
"HSWA Tank" means a tank owned or
operated by a generator of less than one
thousand kilograms of hazardous waste in any
single calendar month; or, a new underground
tank; or, an existing underground tank that
cannot be entered for inspection.
"Land disposal" means placement in or
on the land, except in a corrective action
management unit or staging pile, and
includes, but is not limited to, placement
in a landfill, surface impoundment, waste
pile, injection well, land treatment
facility, salt dome formation, salt bed
formation, underground mine or cave, or
placement in a concrete vault, or bunker
intended for disposal purposes.
"Non-HSWA Drip Pad" means a drip pad
handling F034 and F035 wastes, as defined in
40 C.F.R. section 261.31, as incorporated
and amended in section 11-261.1-1.
"Non-HSWA Tank" means all tanks except
HSWA tanks as defined in this section.
"Photovoltaic cell" means a specialized
semiconductor diode designed to convert
solar radiation into electrical energy.
Photovoltaic cells may be composed of, but
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are not limited to, monocrystalline silicon,
polycrystalline silicon, amorphous silicon,
cadmium telluride, copper indium gallium
selenide, and gallium indium
phosphide/gallium arsenide/gallium, and
perovskite. Photovoltaic cells are managed
as solar panels.
"Solar panel" or "solar photovoltaic
panel" means a device consisting of one or
more electrically connected photovoltaic
cells that are designed to convert solar
radiation into electrical energy. Solar
panel includes integrated components that
cannot be separated without breaking the
solar panel glass. Examples of integrated
components include, but are not limited to,
protective glass, conductive metal contact,
metal framing the photovoltaic cells,
housing or pocket holding the photovoltaic
cells, and top and back layer. Photovoltaic
cells that are not electrically connected
are managed as solar panels. Solar panel
does not include solar thermal panels that
do not contain photovoltaic cells.
"Solar photovoltaic system" means a set
of components consisting of one or more
solar panels and ancillary components such
as, but not limited to, metal frames used to
support the solar panels, connectors,
junction boxes, batteries, inverters, wires,
and cables that are connected to the solar
panels. Ancillary components are those
components of the system that can be
manually separated from the solar panel
without breaking the solar panel glass.
"Video display" means the part of an
electronic device capable of presenting
images electronically on a screen viewable
by the device user. A video display may use
cathode ray tube, liquid crystal display
(LCD), gas plasma, digital light processing,
or other image projection technology.
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(b)
The incorporation by reference of 40 C.F.R.
section 260.11 is amended as follows:
(1)
In 40 C.F.R. section 260.ll(c) (4) (xxvii),
insert "and" after "265.1081" and delete
"267 .190 (a),".
(2)
In 40 C.F.R. section 260.ll(d) (1) and (2),
insert "and" after "264.198(b)," and delete
", and 267.202(b)".
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(Auth: HRS §§342J-4,
342J-3l, 342J-35)
(Imp: HRS §§342J-4,
342J-31, 342J-35)
§11-260.1-5
Amendments to the incorporation of
40 C.F.R. part 260, subpart C.
(a)
The incorporation
by reference of 40 C.F.R. section 260.20 is amended as
follows:
(1)
In 40 C.F.R. section 260.20(a), delete
"Section 260.21 sets forth additional
requirements for petitions to add a testing
or analytical method to part 261, 264 or 265
of this chapter. Section 260.22 sets forth
additional requirements for petitions to
exclude a waste or waste-derived material at
a particular facility from §261.3 of this
chapter or the lists of hazardous wastes in
subpart D of part 261 of this chapter."
(2)
In 40 C.F.R. section 260.20(c) and (e),
delete "in the Federal Register".
(b)
40 C.F.R. sections 260.21 and 260.22 are
excluded from incorporation.
(c)
The incorporation by reference of 40 C.F.R.
section 260.34 is amended as follows: in 40 C.F.R.
section 260.34(a), replace "also" with "only".
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(Auth: HRS
§§342J-4, 342J-31, 342J-35)
(Imp: HRS §§342J-4,
342J-31, 342J-35)
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HAWAII ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
TITLE 11
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
CHAPTER 261.1
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT:
IDENTIFICATION AND LISTING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE