Medical Waste Incinerators: Background Information for Proposed Standards andGuidelines. Regulatory Impact Analysis for New and Existing Facilities

摘要

This report has been prepared to comply with Executive Order 12866, whichrequires federal agencies to assess costs and benefits of each significant rule they propose or promulgate. The proposed regulation of medical waste incinerators (MWIs) meets the Order's definition of an economically significant rule. This document examines the impact of imposing both the Emission Guidelines (EG), aimed at controlling emissions from existing MWIs, and the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), aimed at controlling emissions from new MWIs. The EG is expected to affect an estimated 3,700 existing MWIs.