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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 6952. Development of specifications for secondary materials
The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Institute
of Standards and Technology, and in conjunction with national
standards-setting organizations in resource recovery, shall, after
public hearings, and not later than two years after September 1,
1979, publish guidelines for the development of specifications for
the classification of materials recovered from waste which were
destined for disposal. The specifications shall pertain to the
physical and chemical properties and characteristics of such
materials with regard to their use in replacing virgin materials in
various industrial, commercial, and governmental uses. In
establishing such guidelines the Secretary shall also, to the
extent feasible, provide such information as may be necessary to
assist Federal agencies with procurement of items containing
recovered materials. The Secretary shall continue to cooperate with
national standards-setting organizations, as may be necessary, to
encourage the publication, promulgation and updating of standards
for recovered materials and for the use of recovered materials in
various industrial, commercial, and governmental uses.
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