§6992 Scope of Demonstration Program for Medical Waste

Summary

Starts a 24-month medical-waste tracking trial that first covers New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, the states next to the Great Lakes, and any state that asks to join. A state listed here can still be left out if its Governor notifies the Administrator that the state will not take part. A Governor can opt a state out by telling the Administrator within 30 days after the program rules are issued. If a covered state not next to the Atlantic Ocean opts out, the Administrator must remove it. If another covered state says it already has an equal-or-stricter tracking program and asks out, the Administrator will remove it if the Administrator agrees. A Governor may also petition to join within 30 days after the rules are issued, and the Administrator must decide on that petition within 30 days of getting it. The trial ends 24 months after the rules take effect.