Portions of this Chapter refer to federal regulations of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Unless otherwise specified, the federal regulations referenced are those final regulations as amended up to July 1, 2019, as they appear in the volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) and are hereby incorporated by reference. Where specifically stated, the terms of a referenced federal regulation are hereby incorporated as terms of this Chapter, except that in regulations incorporated thereby, "EPA", "Administrator", "Regional Administrator" and "Director" shall mean the Maine Board of Environmental Protection, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection or the Commissioner's designated representative, as applicable; and the references to the terms or phrases including "treat", "store", or "dispose" shall mean "handle". In addition, where the terms of federal regulations hereby incorporated by reference differ from or are inconsistent with other terms of this Chapter or 06-096 C.M.R. chs. 850 - 860, the more stringent of the requirements shall apply. Other changes to regulations incorporated hereby are as expressly made in this Chapter.
06-096 C.M.R. ch. 852, § 4