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A451 federal activity code Refineries, oil processors & coal product plants.

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A451, Petroleum and coal industry.

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    Petroleum and coal industry

Use A451 when petroleum and coal industry generated most of the material.

Industry code for sites in oil refining & coal processing, in the first group of federal industrial activity codes.

Where does Federal activity A451 go on the federal notification?

In the waste classification details. Federal activity A451 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. Check the movement rules and exclusions.

What does Federal activity A451 cover?

This value means petroleum and coal industry. Choose it from the activity, reason, physical state or intended operation reported for the waste line, not from the waste name alone.

Official wording
Petroleum and coal industry

Is petroleum and coal industry Federal activity A451?

CodeWhen it fits
A451Most of the material came from petroleum and coal industry.

A451 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 A451?

CodeWhat it is
A300Production of primary chemicals and chemical feedstocks
A301Chlorine industry
A351Fertilizer fabrication
A401Other manufacturing generators of primary inorganic industrial chemicals
A501Manufacture of basic plastic material
A551Other primary organic chemical manufacture
A601Chemical treatment of fats and fabrication of basic substances for detergents
A651Fabrication of pharmaceuticals, pesticides, biocides and weed killers