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[CITE: 42USC6992i]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 82--SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
 
       SUBCHAPTER X--DEMONSTRATION MEDICAL WASTE TRACKING PROGRAM
 
Sec. 6992i. General provisions


(a) Consultation

    (1) In promulgating regulations under this subchapter, the 
Administrator shall consult with the affected States and may consult 
with other interested parties.
    (2) The Administrator shall 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 
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\
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    \1\ See References in Text note below.
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(c) Relationship to subchapter III

    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.

(Pub. L. 89-272, title II, Sec. 11009, formerly Sec. 11010, as added 
Pub. L. 100-582, Sec. 2(a), Nov. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2957; renumbered 
Sec. 11009, Pub. L. 105-362, title V, Sec. 501(h)(1)(B), Nov. 10, 1998, 
112 Stat. 3284.)

                       References in Text

    The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, referred to in subsec. (b), is 
Pub. L. 96-511, Dec. 11, 1980, 94 Stat. 2812, as amended, which was 
classified principally to chapter 35 (Sec. 3501 et seq.) of Title 44, 
Public Printing and Documents, prior to the general amendment of that 
chapter by Pub. L. 104-13, Sec. 2, May 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 163. For 
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1980 
Amendment note set out under section 101 of Title 44 and Tables.


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 11009 of Pub. L. 89-272 was renumbered section 11008 
and is classified to section 6992h of this title.
