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42 U.S.C. § 6992i — General provisions

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42 U.S.C. § 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 1980.11 See References in Text note below. **(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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6992a&num=0&edition=prelim), under subchapter III of this chapter.

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42 U.S.C. § 6992a — Listing of medical wastes

**(a) List** Not later than 6 months after November 1, 1988, the Administrator shall promulgate regulations listing the types of medical waste to be tracked under the demonstration program. Except as provided in subsection (b), such list shall include, but need not be limited to, each of the following types of solid waste: (1) Cultures and stocks of infectious agents and associated biologicals, including cultures from medical and pathological laboratories, cultures and stocks of infectious agents from research and industrial laboratories, wastes from the production of biologicals, discarded live and attenuated vaccines, and culture dishes and devices used to transfer, inoculate, and mix cultures. (2) Pathological wastes, including tissues, organs, and body parts that are removed during surgery or autopsy. (3) Waste human blood and products of blood, including serum, plasma, and other blood components. (4) Sharps that have been used in patient care or in medical, research, or industrial laboratories, including hypodermic needles, syringes, pasteur pipettes, broken glass, and scalpel blades. (5) Contaminated animal carcasses, body parts, and bedding of animals that were exposed to infectious agents during research, production of biologicals, or testing of pharmaceuticals. (6) Wastes from surgery or autopsy that were in contact with infectious agents, including soiled dressings, sponges, drapes, lavage tubes, drainage sets, underpads, and surgical gloves. (7) Laboratory wastes from medical, pathological, pharmaceutical, or other research, commercial, or industrial laboratories that were in contact with infectious agents, including slides and cover slips, disposable gloves, laboratory coats, and aprons. (8) Dialysis wastes that were in contact with the blood of pati

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42 U.S.C. § 6992h — Health impacts report

Within 24 months after November 1, 1988, the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry shall prepare for Congress a report on the health effects of medical waste, including each of the following— (1) A description of the potential for infection or injury from the segregation, handling, storage, treatment, or disposal of medical wastes. (2) An estimate of the number of people injured or infected annually by sharps, and the nature and seriousness of those injuries or infections. (3) An estimate of the number of people infected annually by other means related to waste segregation, handling, storage, treatment, or disposal, and the nature and seriousness of those infections. (4) For diseases possibly spread by medical waste, including Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and hepatitis B, an estimate of what percentage of the total number of cases nationally may be traceable to medical wastes.

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44 U.S.C. § 101 — Joint Committee on Printing: membership

The Joint Committee on Printing shall consist of the chairman and four members of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the chairman and four members of the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives.

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42 U.S.C. § 6992j — Effective date

The regulations promulgated under this subchapter shall take effect within 90 days after promulgation, except that, at the time of promulgation, the Administrator may provide for a shorter period prior to the effective date if he finds the regulated community does not need 90 days to come into compliance.

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42 U.S.C. § 6992i — General provisions

Page 7043 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 6992i 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘under section’’. 1 See References in Text note below. granted during the preceding calendar year, to- gether with his reason for granting each such exemption. (b) ‘‘Person’’ defined For purposes of this chapter, the term ‘‘per- son’’ shall be treated as including each depart- ment, agency, and instrumentality of the United States. (Pub. L. 89–272, title II, § 11006, as added Pub. L. 100–582, § 2(a), Nov. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2954.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec. (a) of this section requiring the President to report annually to Congress, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and the 10th item on page 20 of House Document No. 103–7. § 6992f. Relationship to State law (a) State inspections and enforcement A State may conduct inspections under 1 6992c of this title and take enforcement actions under section 6992d of this title against any person, in- cluding any person who has imported medical waste into a State in violation of the require- ments of, or regulations under, this subchapter, to the same extent as the Administrator. At the time a State initiates an enforcement action under section 6992d of this title against any per- son, the State shall notify the Administrator in writing. (b) Retention of State authority Nothing in this subchapter shall— (1) preempt any State or local law; or (2) except as provided in subsection (c), oth- erwise affect any State or local law or the au- thority of any State or local government to adopt or enforce any State or local

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