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Correct answer: A. Small Quantity Generator (SQG)

Correct. Generating between 100 kg and 1,000 kg of non-acute hazardous waste in a calendar month, with no disqualifying acute waste, places a facility in the SQG category.

• B: Incorrect. VSQG status requires generating less than 100 kg of non-acute hazardous waste per month; 850 kg exceeds that threshold.
• C: Incorrect. LQG status requires generating 1,000 kg or more of non-acute hazardous waste per month; 850 kg is below that threshold.
• D: Incorrect. Every hazardous waste generator falls into VSQG, SQG, or LQG based on monthly quantities; there is no waste-quantity-based full exemption for a generating facility.

Correct answer: A. Very Small Quantity Generator (VSQG)

Correct. Generating less than 100 kg of non-acute hazardous waste in a calendar month, with no disqualifying acute waste, qualifies the facility as a VSQG.

• B: Incorrect. SQG status begins at 100 kg per month; 60 kg is below that threshold.
• C: Incorrect. LQG status requires at least 1,000 kg per month, far above the 60 kg generated.
• D: Incorrect. VSQGs remain subject to specific federal requirements under 262.14, including proper waste management and disposal at an authorized facility; they are not entirely free of obligations.

Correct answer: A. Large Quantity Generator (LQG)

Correct. Generating more than 1 kg of acute hazardous waste in a calendar month automatically triggers LQG status, regardless of the low total weight.

• B: Incorrect. Any acute hazardous waste generation above 1 kg/month disqualifies a facility from VSQG status.
• C: Incorrect. Acute hazardous waste above 1 kg/month triggers LQG status directly; it does not fall under the SQG category.
• D: Incorrect. The acute hazardous waste threshold is quantity-specific and very low (1 kg/month); low total weight does not exempt the facility from LQG obligations.

Correct answer: A. On a calendar-month basis, using that month's actual generation and accumulation quantities

Correct. Generator category is determined monthly, based on the hazardous waste generated (and, for some categories, waste accumulated on-site) in that calendar month.

• B: Incorrect. Category is not based on an annual average; it is assessed month by month.
• C: Incorrect. A facility's category is not fixed permanently at first generation; it can change if the facility's monthly generation changes.
• D: Incorrect. Category determination looks at current monthly generation, not a cumulative lifetime total.

Correct answer: A. Evaluating each month separately against the thresholds, so the facility may be VSQG in January and LQG in February

Correct. Because generator status is a month-by-month determination, a facility can validly be classified differently from one month to the next based on that month's actual generation.

• B: Incorrect. There is no rule applying the higher month's category retroactively to a lower-generating month.
• C: Incorrect. 262.13 does not use an averaging approach; each calendar month stands on its own.
• D: Incorrect. Using a single month's figure for the entire year would misrepresent months where actual generation differs.