40 C.F.R. § 713.11

Current through September 30, 2024
Section 713.11 - Specific requirements for which information must be reported

Except as described at § 713.7 :

(a) Any person who manufactures (including imports) mercury must specify, as applicable, the specific mercury compound(s) from a pre-selected list (as listed in Table 1 of this part).
(b) Any person who manufactures (including imports) a mercury-added product must specify as applicable, the specific category(ies) and subcategory(ies) from a pre-selected list, as listed in Table 2 of this part:

Table 2-Categories and Subcategories of Mercury-Added Products

Category Subcategory
Batteries-Button cell, silver.
-Button cell, zinc-air.
-Button cell, alkaline.
-Stacked button cell batteries.
-Manganese oxide.
-Silver oxide.
-Mercuric oxide, non-button cell.
-Button cell, mercuric oxide.
-Button cell, zinc carbon.
-Other (specify).
Dental amalgam[No subcategories].
Formulated products (includes uses in cosmetics, pesticides, and laboratory chemicals)-Skin-lightening creams.
-Lotions.
-Soaps and sanitizers.
-Bath oils and salts.
-Topical antiseptics.
-Preservatives (e.g., for use in vaccines and eye-area cosmetics when no preservative alternatives are available).
-Pharmaceuticals (including prescription and over-the-counter drug products).
-Cleaning products (not registered as pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act).
-Pesticides.
-Paints.
-Dyes.
-Reagents (e.g., catalysts, buffers, fixatives).
-Other (specify).
Lighting, lamps, bulbs-Linear fluorescent.
-Compact fluorescent.
-U-tube and circular fluorescent.
-Cold cathode fluorescent.
-External electrode fluorescent.
-Mercury vapor.
-Metal halide.
-High pressure sodium.
-Mercury short arc.
-Neon.
-Other (specify).
Measuring instruments-Barometer.
-Fever thermometer.
-Flow meter.
-Hydrometer.
-Hygrometer/psychrometer.
-Manometer.
-Non-fever thermometer.
-Pyrometer.
-Sphygmomanometer.
-Other (specify).
Pump seals[No subcategories].
Switches, relays, sensors, valves-Tilt switch.
-Vibration switch.
-Float switch.
-Pressure switch.
-Temperature switch.
-Displacement relay.
-Wetted reed relay.
-Contact relay.
-Flame sensor.
-Thermostat.
-Other (specify).
Miscellaneous/novelty mercury-added products-Wheel weights.
-Wheel rotation balancers/stabilizers.
-Firearm recoil suppressors.
-Carburetor synchronizers.
-Joint support/shock absorption bands.
-Other (specify).

(c) Any person who otherwise intentionally uses mercury in a manufacturing process, other than the manufacture of a mercury compound or a mercury-added product, must identify, as applicable:
(1) The specific manufacturing process for which mercury is otherwise intentionally used from a pre-selected list, as listed in Table 3 of this part:

Table 3-Manufacturing Process for Which Mercury Is Otherwise Intentionally Used

Chlorine production (e.g., mercury-cell chlor-alkali process).
Acetaldehyde production.
Sodium/potassium methylate/ethylate production.
Polyurethane/plastic production.
Other (specify).

(2) The specific use of mercury in a manufacturing process from a pre-selected list, as listed in Table 4 of this part:

Table 4-Specific Use of Mercury in a Manufacturing Process

Catalyst.
Cathode.
Reactant.
Reagent.
Other (specify).

40 C.F.R. §713.11

83 FR 30073, 8/27/2018