Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-19-729a

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 28-19-729a - Hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerators; definitions

(a) The definitions in 40 C.F.R. 60.51c, as in effect on July 1, 1998, are adopted by reference.

(b) "HMIWI" or "hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerator" is defined in 40 C.F.R. 60.51c.

(c) "Small rural hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerator" means a small HMIWI, as defined in 40 C.F.R. 60.51c, that burns less than 2,000 pounds of "hospital or medical/infectious waste" per week and is located more than 50 miles from the boundary of the nearest standard metropolitan statistical area (SMSA).

(d) "Standard metropolitan statistical area" (SMSA) means, for the purposes of these HMIWI regulations, the following:

(1) In Kansas:

(A) The Topeka SMSA comprised of Shawnee county;

(B) the Lawrence SMSA comprised of Douglas county;

(C) the Wichita SMSA comprised of Butler, Harvey, and Sedgick counties; and

(D) the Kansas City SMSA comprised of Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, and Wyandotte counties;

(2) in Missouri:

(A) The Joplin SMSA comprised of Jasper county; and

(B) the St. Joseph SMSA comprised of Buchanan county;

(3) in Oklahoma:

(A) The Enid SMSA comprised of Garfield county; and

(B) the Tulsa SMSA comprised of Creek, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, and Wagoner counties in Oklahoma; and

(4) the Lincoln SMSA comprised of Lancaster county in Nebraska.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-19-729a

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 65-3005; effective May 5, 2000.