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an appropriate solid waste facility, provided that the container or inner liner is packaged and transported in accordance with applicable U.S. Department of Transportation regulations (49 CFR Part 173); or (2) By reclaiming its scrap value onsite or shipping the container or inner liner to a person who reclaims its scrap value, provided that the container or inner liner is packaged and transported in accordance with applicable U.S. Department of Transportation regulations (49 CFR Part 173); or (3) By reconditioning or remanufacturing the container or inner liner onsite pursuant to 49 CFR Section 173.28 (c) and (d) (revised at 55 FR 52402 - 52729) for subsequent reuse, or shipping the container or inner liner to a person who reconditions or remanufactures the container or inner liner pursuant to 49 CFR Section 173.28 (c) and (d) (revised at 55 FR 52402 - 52729); or (4) By shipping the container or inner liner to a supplier or to another intermediate collection location for accumulation prior to managing the container or inner liner pursuant to subsections (e)(1), (e)(2) or (e)(3) of this section, provided that the container or inner liner is packaged and transported in accordance with applicable U.S. Department of Transportation regulations. (f) A container or an inner liner removed from a container larger than five gallons in capacity which is managed pursuant to subsection (e) of this section shall be marked with the date it has been emptied and shall be managed within one year of being emptied. (g) Any person who generates an empty container or an inner liner larger than five gallons in capacity which previously held a hazardous material shall maintain, and provide upon request, to the Department, the Environmental Protection Agency, or any local agency or official authorized to bring an action as provided in Health and Safety Code Section 25180 the name, street address, mailing address and telephone number of the owner or operator of the facility where the empty container has been shipped. The above information shall be retained onsite for a period of three years. (h) Uncontaminated containers, where an inner liner has prevented contact of the hazardous material with the inner surface of the container, are not hazardous waste subject to regulation under this division and Chapter 6.5 of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code. (i) Containers or inner liners which previously held a hazardous material which are sent back to the supplier for the purpose of being refilled are exempt from regulation under this division and Chapter 6.5 of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code if all of the following requirements are met: (1) The container or inner liner was last used to hold a hazardous material acquired from a supplier of hazardous materials; (2) The container or inner liner is empty pursuant to the standards set forth in Section 261.7 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations; (3) The container or inner liner is returned to a supplier of hazardous materials for the purpose of being refilled, provided that the supplier's reuse of the container or inner liner is in compliance with the requirements of Section 173.28 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations; (4) The container or inner liner is not treated prior to being returned to the supplier of hazardous materials, except as authorized by this section; (5) The container is not treated (except as authorized by this section) by the supplier of hazardous materials without obtaining specific authorization from the Department; and (6) The container or inner liner is refilled by the supplier with hazardous material which is compatible with the hazardous material which the container or inner liner previously held unless the container has been adequately decontaminated. (j) If the supplier, upon receiving a container or an inner liner pursuant to subsection (i) of this section, is unable to refill the container or inner liner, the supplier shall empty the container or inner liner pursuant to subsections (b) or (d) of this section and manage the container or inner liner pursuant to subsection (e) of this section. (k) Emptied household hazardous material and pesticide container, or inner liners removed from containers, of five gallon or less in capacity, are exempt from regulation under this division and Chapter 6.5 of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code if the container or inner liner is emptied by removing all of the contents that can be removed using practices commonly employed to remove materials from that type of container. ( l) A compressed gas cylinder is exempt from regulation under this division and Chapter 6.5 of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code when the pressure in the container approaches atmospheric pressure. (m)(1) Provided that they are not a RCRA regulated hazardous waste, as defined in Section 66260.10 of this division, aerosol containers are exempt from regulation under this division and Chapter 6.5 of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code if the aerosol container was emptied of the contents and propellant to the maximum extent practical under normal use (i.e., the spray mechanism was not defective and thus allowed discharge of the contents and propellant). (2) Unless otherwise exempt under other provisions of law, aerosol containers which held a material listed as an acute hazardous waste in Sections 261.31, 261.32, or a material identified as an acute hazardous waste in Section 261.33(e), Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or a waste which is extremely hazardous pursuant to any of the criteria of Sections 66261.110, 66261.113, and Title 22, California Code of Regulations, Division 4.5, Chapter 11, Appendix X are not exempt under this section and shall be