# Modernizing Ignitable Liquids Determinations
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2020-07-07 · Effective 2020-09-08 · 85 FR 40594
## Document
- **Document number:** 2020-12695
- **Category:** hazardous-waste
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 40594
- **CFR reference:** 40 CFR 63
- **Publication date:** 2020-07-07
- **Effective date:** 2020-09-08
- **EPA docket:** EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0830
## Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing updates to the regulations for the identification of ignitable hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and to modernize the RCRA test methods that currently require the use of mercury thermometers. These revisions provide greater clarity to hazardous waste identification, provide flexibility in testing requirements, improve environmental compliance, and, thereby, enhance protection of human health and the environment.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/07/07/2020-12695/modernizing-ignitable-liquids-determinations)
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