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Following this, Section 11004 on "Inspections" provides provisions allowing for agents of the EPA to "enter⊠any establishment⊠where medical wastes are or have been generated" so as to conduct "monitoring", "testing", or to "obtain samples from any person.". This process would allow for the Agency
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1514:Expedited Funds Availability Act
1463:Agriculture and Food Act of 1981
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2772:Environmental impact statement
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