part_subject: "STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITIES OPERATING UNDER A STANDARDIZED PERMIT"
subpart_code: "C"
subpart_subject: "Preparedness and Prevention"
section_number: "267.31"
section_subject: "What are the general design and operation standards?"
cfr_reference: "40 CFR 267.31"
title_name: "Title 40"
title_subject: "Protection of Environment"
parts_covered: "Parts 266 to 299"
revised_date: "Revised as of July 1, 2019"
publication_date: "As of July 1, 2019"
contains_description: "Containing a codification of documents of general applicability and future effect"
publication_info: "Published by the Office of the Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration as a Special Edition of the Federal Register"
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You must design, construct, maintain, and operate your facility to minimize the possibility of a fire, explosion, or any unplanned sudden or non-sudden release of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents to air, soil, or surface water that could threaten human health or the environment.