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ice DTSC along with the U.S. EPA regula[es PCBs, s sometimes causes confusion as to which set of ;ulations takes precedence. Under Section IS of the deral Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the ates are given the right to apply more stringent PCB illations. Listed below are the main differences tween California and U.S. EPA's PCB regulations: With few exceptions, the U.S. EPA docs not regulate liquids with PCB concentrations below 50 ppm. In California, however, liquid wastes with PCB concentrations equal to or greater than 5 ppm are classified as hazardous waste. Under U.S. EPA regulations, drained PCB -con- taminated transformer carcasses are allowed to be disposed in municipal landfills. California has classified drained waste transformer carcasses as hazardous waste if the oil that was drained from the carcass had transformer oil with PCB concentra- tions equal to or greater than 5 ppm. There is no exemption under California DTSC regulations due to PCB quantity or size of the waste material that contains PCBs. Items such as fluorescent light ballasts with PCB capacitors are covered under California DTSC regulations, whereas, Federal regulations would exempt them under the TSCA small capacitor definition. Californ ia, along with the other States, does not have the authority to regula[e use of PCBs. There- fore, there are no DTSC regulations that would require removal of an item that contained PCBs such as a transformer or fluorescent light ballast. Generators, however, would still have to comply with appropriate Federal removal requirements, if applicable. DTSC hazardous waste regulations apply only when and if material which contains PCBs becomes a waste. The table on page 3 lists PCB waste categories with their corresponding California DTSC tteatr=t standards for land disposal (§66268.110 of Title 22, CCR). It should also be noted that, in addition to these treatment standards, there are other waste management options available for PCB material which would still be in compliance with both Califor- nia and Federal regulations which are not listed in the table below. Fora further discussion of the other waste management options for PCB material, we the second question under the Frequently Asked Ques- tions section of this fact sheet.