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A150 federal activity code Waste from coal mines & coal plants.

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A150, Coal industry.

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    Coal industry

Use A150 when coal industry generated most of the material.

Waste mostly from the coal industry, from mining coal to washing, sizing & preparing coal products for sale.

Where does Federal activity A150 go on the federal notification?

In the waste classification details. Federal activity A150 describes a waste or recyclable line on the federal notification. It records the activity that made the waste, and doesn't decide whether it is hazardous.

For federally regulated international shipments, the applicant enters the waste classification in the waste-line details of the federal notification in CNMTS. The movement rules and exclusions still apply.

What does Federal activity A150 cover?

It records the coal industry as the generating activity. Pick it from the activity, reason, physical state or intended operation reported for the waste line, not from the waste name alone.

Official wording
Coal industry

When is Federal activity A150 the right code?

CodeWhen it fits
A150The activity that made most of the material was the coal industry.

A150 records the activity that made most of the material. It doesn't name the destination operation or decide hazard status.

Which codes sit beside Federal activity A150?

CodeWhat it is
A121Distillation of alcohol and spirits
A122Brewing of beer
A123Manufacture of other drinks
A130Manufacture of animal feed
A151Production and preparation of coal and coal products
A152Coking operations
A160Petroleum industry
A161Extraction of petroleum and natural gas